There’s no doubt that stories from Victorian asylums are interesting. Join us each week while we discuss everything asylum and old time psychiatric hospital related, from experiences of the patients to historical treatments! If this sounds like a bit of you, then sit back, try to relax and listen in! Follow us on Instagram at @asylum.stories
Asylum Stories
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There’s no doubt that stories from Victorian asylums are interesting. Join us each week while we discuss everything asylum and old time psychiatric hospital related, from experiences of the patients to historical treatments! If this sounds like a bit of you, then sit back, try to relax and listen in! Follow us on Instagram at @asylum.stories
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Recent Episodes
November 12, 2021
Walter Freeman
<p>Something different this week! We talk about the King of lobotomies, Walter Freeman. Apologies about the audio quality, we don't know what went wrong! Enjoy.</p>
October 28, 2021
Pennhurst Asylum
<p>This week we talk about the history of the infamous Pennhurst Asylum. </p>
October 21, 2021
Historical Treatments for Mental Illness
<p>Something different this week! We explore the historical and sometimes barbaric treatments for mental illness. Also, find out what horror game we played this week! (Episode picture is rotation therapy). </p> <p><br></p> <p>Sources: </p> <p><a href="https://inkspire.org/post/the-5-strangest-treatments-for-mental-illness-throughout-history/-Kd881HAv2c_6nM0EhEo">The 5 Strangest Treatments for Mental Illness Throughout History - INKspire</a></p> <p><a href="https://cvltnation.com/horrifying-psychiatric-treatments-from-the-age-of-reason/">Horrifying Psychiatric Treatments from the Age of Reason - CVLT Nation</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/31489/10-mind-boggling-psychiatric-treatments">10 Mind-Boggling Psychiatric Treatments | Mental Floss</a></p> <p><a href="http://numberonelondon.net/2017/05/treating-mental-illness-during-the-regency-rotation-therapy/">Treating Mental Illness During the Regency – Rotation Therapy – Number One London</a></p> <p><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/the-unproven-deadly-common-cure-for-schizophrenia/">The (Unproven, Deadly) Common Cure for Schizophrenia - JSTOR Daily</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/medicine/heroic-therapies-psychiatry#electroconvulsive-shock-therapy-ect"><u>'Heroic therapies' in psychiatry | Science Museum</u></a></p>
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