A couple of things spurred me to write this post. First, in a matter of days (and along with colleagues Vicky Long and Despo Kritsotaki), I will be submitting a book proposal on the history of ...

In popular culture, the history of mental healthcare is a dismal affair, filled with dark cells, chains, and torture. Psychiatrists are often evil geniuses or mad scientists, and mental hospitals are ...

Condemned as evil, mental hospitals closed, leading to fragmented system. Dec. 20, 2012— -- It took filmmaker Lucy Winer several decades to come to terms with having been locked up in a mental ...

The Brattleboro Retreat Mental Health Hospital and Farm have been part of Brattleboro's history for nearly 200 years. The Retreat was originally known as the Vermont Asylum for the Insane. The ...

There’s a stream that cuts across the grounds of Central Louisiana State Hospital, traversing its rolling hills dotted with age-old oak trees. To the right of its entrance, bleachers and a fence, ...

Deer and ducks roam the 312-acre grounds of the Utah State Hospital, resting easily in shade on the beautifully manicured lawn, while neighbors hike, ride bikes and golf on the mental health ...