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The Rise and Fall of America's Premier Mental Hospital
In the mid-19th century, America's mental health care system was in a state of crisis. The mentally ill were often treated as criminals, locked away in prisons or asylums where they were subjected to harsh and inhumane conditions. But in 1849,...
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