Fractured Intentions: A History of Central State Hospital for the Insane

They came from everyday life. Their illnesses knew no socioeconomic boundaries. Locking people in cabins, smokehouses and outdoor pens was not the answer.

Leaving them in county homes was no solution. Turning to doctors for help, families hoped for the best. The State of Indiana and doctors agreed on the need for hospitals to help the mentally ill. To understand the history of Central State Hospital, in Indianapolis, Indiana, Nicole Kobrowski began the story with the practices of European and Colonial roots. These theories and methods, including the way a hospital should be built and operated, influenced Central State Hospital and mental health in Indiana. Kobrowski gives readers a comprehensive historical view of Indiana's first psychiatric facility: causes of insanity, operations and staffing, architecture and buildings, legislative acts, burials and cemeteries, and other historical information.

Author: Nicole R. Kobrowski
Publisher: Unseenpress Com, Incorporated
Published: 10/10/2014
Pages: 228
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.65lbs
Size: 10.90h x 8.50w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780977413065

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