Umedalen
Umedalen is a residential area in Umeå, Sweden, located about 5 kilometers west of the central town.
History
A mental hospital was built in the area in 1934. It was closed in 1986 and the premises are now used for other activities. The residential area was built mostly between the mid-1980s and late 1990s. One of the most infamous cases of psychosurgery mishap involved the state-funded Mental Hospital of Umedalen (Sweden), which conducted many lobotomies under a three-year span resulting in 68% of patients died from post-operational complications. The acceptable rate of death around during its operative years was two percent, yet Umedalen had a mortality rate of three to seventeen percent.
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Umedalsallén 31 -
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References
- ^ "Umedalen" (in Swedish). Umeå Municipality. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ^ "Umedalen" (in Swedish). AB Bostaden. Archived from the original on 9 September 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
External links
Media related to Umedalen at Wikimedia Commons
- Umedalen at Umeå Municipality