Mental: A History of the Madhouse Part 4

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

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

[SisterRags]

"By 1990 100,000 patients had been discharged into the community"- and then what...the situation for the mentally was not good in the asylums, nor is it any good in the community at large. Mental illness is a living hell, and that's the fact.

[hydser]

Joan is a really remarkable woman. The fact that she can find little humors in the most unbelievable stigma is heartening. Such a strong and friendly person who refused to be broken down

[akissy]

It's a revolution against shitty institutional care <----------- FTFY.

[akissy]

@740am I think you do have the right to walk away or a family member can pull you out, but they can't retain you there. That's a dangerous issue. Imagine if a doctor took a hating on you and never let you out just 'cause you weren't to his liking? And believe it's easy to leave someone in there...

[TheGodParticle]

03:12 now i know where the chuckle brothers came from, to me to you to me to you.

[740am]

To the person complaining about psych wards... That's what they are. Once you've signed in your personal choices and freedoms are gone. There are a few long term psychiatric hospitals around; no one talks much about them. I reckon they are somewhat similar to asylum life

[silver760]

Now the asylums are gone,there is nowhere for people who wish to have "Asylum" to go,that is "Asylum" in the true sense of the word,not the mass influx of other countries freeloaders looking for a free house,money,healthcare and what ever else they can grab that they have never,and never will pay a penny towards.The system now has to work with a deficit,more people wanting expensive treatment with less people paying in.At the rate it's going we'll end up like the US having to pay individually.

[nath042]

luxury flats.. fuck that if i knew what went on in there id never buy a place there!

[cbohar84]

I spent six days in a psych ward in spring of 2010 and its pretty much the same. You just sit around all day and watch tv but not before they strip search you, took my cell phone and my belongings, and told me I could only be discharged when THEY said so and I was the one who committed myself in the first place due to a medication reaction. These hospitals are a joke!

[Nibbit]

@Kesher293 Not too long ago...even sad housewives were put into these asylums. Widows as well. Quite sad times...

[rosiethebear300]

why is it all one way or another. If asylums were closed it was to help govt save money not for humanitarian reasons.

[rosiethebear300]

psychotherapy works the best and conveniently the medicare in Cda no longer covers it. Soa psychiatrist can work for drug companies now instead. Ya isn't capitalism great!