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- Collection: The History of Mental Institutions in the Eastern United States
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Asylum Doctor: James Woods Babcock and the Red Plague of Pellagra
Conditions and History of the South Carolina State Hospital in the late 19th century
O'Connor v. Donaldson: One Flew Out of the Cuckoo's Nest
Case description of O'Connor v. Donaldson
First-hand story of a successful Electroshock Therapy Treatment for a Mentally Ill Patient.
A story written about a woman who was cured of a mental illness by the use of electroshock therapy (page 1)
Thomas S. Kirkbride and the Kirkbride Plan
One of the most influential characters in the mental hospital world is Dr. Thomas Kirkbride. He alone contributed immensely to the reform of mental hospitals and the way they are perceived. Dr. Kirkbride was superintendent of Pennsylvania Hospital…
Danvers State Hospital
First opened on May 1st of 1878, Danvers State Hospital, once referred to as Danvers State Insane Asylum, was home to thousands of mental patients over its 114 year old life span. The hospital sat upon Hawthorne Hill, located in Danvers,…
Asylum Doctor: James Woods Babcock and the Red Plague of Pellagra
Conditions and History of the South Carolina State Hospital in the late 19th century
Old Barracks Building at Searcy Hospital
Photograph of a Searcy Hospital Building