Biology or Environment?Cergol Paradiž, Ana (Avtor) Sloveniapsychiatrywarpsychological sufferingbiological determinismLjubljana Psychiatric Hospitalpsychiatric diagnosticsWorld War IWorld War IIThis article examines the role of psychiatrists and psychiatric institutions in the Slovenian environment during the tumultuous periods of World War I, the interwar years, and World War II. Drawing on quantitative and qualitative analyses of 2,220 patient files from the Ljubljana Psychiatric Hospital, it explores diagnostic trends, focusing on the role of biological determinism in explaining mental disease. The study highlights the influence of Habsburg-era scientific hereditary/biologically oriented traditions and the broader socio-political contexts shaping psychiatric practices. It also investigates how war psychological suffering was understood, documented, and occasionally dismissed, reflecting broader attitudes toward mental disease and disability in Yugoslavia.20262026-06-30 10:25:32Delo ni kategorizirano30604slImetniki avtorskih pravic na prispevkih so avtorji. CC BY 4.0