Asylum ~ Inside the Closed World of State Mental Hospitals
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Skip to 1:03 for talk (Toured 70 Hospitals in 30 States)
For more than half the nation's history, vast mental hospitals were a prominent feature of the American landscape. From the mid-nineteenth century to the early twentieth, over 250 institutions for the insane were built throughout the United States; by 1948, they housed more than a half million patients.
Sick: A Documentary
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This is a documentary about the mental health institutionalization of youth. It was completed as part of the social justice program at Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It explores mental health institutions in the context of Irving Goffman's 'total institution' and looks at parallels between the institutionalization of youth in mental hospitals and the prison system.
Central State Asylum for the Insane
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Take an exclusive tour through the grounds and buildings of the abandoned Central State Mental Institution in Indianapolis first opened in November, 1848 with a total of five patients. At that time, the hospital consisted of one brick building situated on a large parcel of land of over 100 acres (0.40 km2) on Washington Street, west of downtown Indianapolis.
(BEST EVIDENCE) HEARD SCARY GHOST VOICES AT DEMONIC HAUNTED ASYLUM
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The Dark Arts Paranormal Team investigate the notorious Denbigh Mental Asylum (North Wales Hospital)
Join the team where they encountered several different types of phenomena.
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Insane Asylum NHD Documentary
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In 1768, the first U.S asylum was opened. Throughout this time period many right were violated. According to the Eighth Amendment in the U.S. Constitution the patients had the right to no cruel or unusual punishments.