Tag Archives: Hospitals and Asylums

Mental Hospital Blues

Posted on April 11, 2013 by

I must tell the truth.  I have been in a hospital for my mental illness. Actually seven times. And each time was bitter, but I learned something.  They would take me of shoelaces, and belts, and fingernail clippers.  Basically, I was stripped of … Continue reading →

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Bedlam: Prisons and the Mentally Ill

Posted on January 30, 2013 by

Taking a Stand for Our Brothers and Sisters    By Mark Earley, Christian Post Guest Columnist, Wed, Aug. 08, 2007 In the 16th century, London’s mentally ill were often kept at Bethlem Royal Hospital. The conditions inside the hospital were … Continue reading →

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