colony of people with mental illnesses who live at Gheel in Belgium. It dated back to the 13th century. St Dymphyna is the patron saint of mental illness.
GHEEL COLONY: "The Gheel colony is home to people with a mental illness."
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "GHEEL COLONY," in PsychologyDictionary.org, May 11, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/gheel-colony/ (accessed January 23, 2021).
