Posts tagged Transinstitutionalization
109 | The Downfall of Mental Hospitals | Why We Do What We Do
109 | The Downfall of Mental Hospitals | Why We Do What We Do

Did you know that in the middle of the 20th century there was an effort to move individuals suffering from mental health issues out of the sometimes terrible hospital conditions out to… well not much it turns out? Shane takes the lead on this well-researched and important historical look at how we have treated individuals with mental health issues, where they ended up, and where we are today.

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Disorders, Psychological History, TherapyScott Abraham MillerDeinstitutionalization, Mental Hospitals, Insane Asylum, Dorothea Dix, Thorazine, Homelessness, Humanism, Transinstitutionalization, Psychiatric HospitalsComment