A Radical Experiment in Mental Health Care in Belgium, Tested Over Centuries
A agonizing loop has described Iosif’s 53 many years on earth: trauma, psychological breakdown, psychiatric institutionalization. From his native Romania to a unsuccessful asylum bid in Belgium and later divorce and money distress, Iosif’s situation has punctuated crises in his lifetime that usually spiraled out of handle. But as he sat at the dining table overlooking the woods by means of extensive glass doorways, he seemed at peace. He spoke about his day-to-day chores (feeding the donkey, doing the dishes),…
