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Can an Institution With a Horrific Past Be Rebuilt for a Promising Future?
The former Hospital for the Negro Insane of Maryland was once the state’s most crowded psychiatric institution. Pulling off a ...
The New York Times23d
OUT OF AN INSANE ASYLUM.; A RELEASED PATIENT'S REMARKABLE STORY OF CRUEL TREATMENT.
He was sent by his family to the Dixmont Insane Asylum, at Pittsburg. View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...
Psychology Today11dOpinion
The Origin of Community-Based Mental Health Treatment
To understand the rise and fall of county mental health systems, it is necessary to understand the history of the asylum and ...
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Asylum system leading people to 'consider taking their own lives', says charity
The Mental Health Foundation says the way the asylum system is set up is "consistently undermining and damaging asylum seekers' mental health", leading to an increased risk of suicide. The charity ...
The Wesleyan Argus9d
From the Argives: The Atwater Insane Asylum Studies
On Jan. 9, 1901, The Argus published an unattributed article entitled “Report of Professor Atwater’s Food Investigations” to ...
Psychology Today12d
The Origin of Community-Based Mental Health Treatment
My hope is that reading this may be helpful for people with mental health issues and also their families and friends. The origins of community-based treatment: From asylum to state hospital to ...