Mental: A History of the Madhouse Part 1

Documentary which tells the fascinating and poignant story of the closure of Britain's mental asylums. In the post-war period, 150,000 people were hidden away in 120 of these vast Victorian institutions all across the country.

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Entertainment

Tags:

• mental
• health
• history
• asylum
• britain
• madhouse
• documentary
• bbc

[GregTom2]

It seems like the real insanity is what the so called sane people do to the so called insane people.

[AmeliaJane74]

Were these people complete morons? To not even test their own theories, to use them without any actual scientific proof whatsoever, just blindly believing them? Apparently if you claim something to be scientific, everyone believes you... 

[SiphonophoreHouse]

Because my dad wanted to make me a zombie and put my mom through hell. Still does to this day.

[SiphonophoreHouse]

Nowadays, instead of physical violence, hospitals use underhanded techniques and words to make you feel like shit and a retard. Ever since I was around four years old I've been in psychiatric treatment

[un42n8karma]

Far too many believe that they are not insane. History does not support that.

[7589g8e4444he4]

psychiatric abuses go on to this day,whether it be taunts,insults from nurses & doctors, physical & sexual violence (psychiatrists are 3 times more likely to sexually abuse their patients than other doctors),emergency ECT (ECT given against people's will),threatening patients that if they don't take medications,that they'll have the medications forced on them through a needle,medication rape,invasive searches of the vagina & anus,prescription of meds just to shut people up,or to make rape easier

[26wordy]

sweet post to be sure

[sianelizabeth86]

@SackGirlie i think the ice pick lobotomy method was done through the eyes as it was seen as quicker!

[cotynita]

Poor people in the madhouse !i used to go to a fucking madhous because I took classes of orientational guidance with a psychiatrist and all the fucking crazy people was around us!!!it was a bad experience!

[usnavysss]

Dam shit did they at least give you good shit to eat up in that house!?.

[dinosaur1160]

Victorian era is like the words goth phase -.- this is awful I feel bad for all the innocent people killed and harmed my family has some traits and we show them in our personalities of asberges and apparently that would be insane I'm scared and glad I was born now but that makes me sound like a bitch...

[jochemk6]

shit, those menthal hospitals from the 20th and 19th century are so fucking scary