Restraints & Solitary Confinement
Mental American Monster “In this part of the true horror, Mental American Monster The Sprawl of American Psychiatry, nineteenth century justifications of the use of… Read More »Restraints & Solitary Confinement
Seclusion
Confronting coercion in psychiatry
WHO Regional Office for Europe. Restrictive interventions, such as seclusion and restraint, are widely prevalent practices in mental health and social services in countries everywhere.… Read More »Confronting coercion in psychiatry
History of New Zealand’s asylums and a look at where are they now
Back in the day, those labelled ‘undesirables’ were put into mental asylums and kept in isolation. Today, those houses of horror have been refurbed for… Read More »History of New Zealand’s asylums and a look at where are they now
A History of the Madhouse
BBC. 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… Read More »A History of the Madhouse