in 1901, a 51-year-old woman named auguste deter, was committed to the city asylum for the insane and epileptic, ("städtischen anstalt für irre und epileptische") in frankfurt am main, germany which had the nickname "irrenschloss" (castle of the insane). she was married and had a normal life until eight months prior to her commitment, when she started having psychological and neurological problems, such as problems with memory and language, paranoia, becoming disorientated and having hallucinations.