Here are 18 places where you can explore the ghosts of psychiatric history. An abandoned asylum where patients have been forgotten but their possessions remain. The abandoned husk of a mental...

Nov 30, 2020 · Because patients with mental illnesses were commonly abused or stigmatized, doctors resolved to open hospitals, or asylums, where they could live and be treated without bias. These asylums were largely built as sprawling estates equipped with amenities like sustainable farms and entertainment centers, and patients appeared to receive the most ...

Oct 13, 2016 · We tend to think of mental hospitals as “snake pits”—places of nightmarish squalor and abuse—and this is how they have been portrayed in books and film. Few Americans, however, realize these institutions were once monuments of civic pride, built with noble intentions by leading architects and physicians, who envisioned the asylums as ...

Oct 13, 2017 · A grim insight into abandoned psychiatric hospitals in America and the horrors took place within their walls.

From the grand architecture of early 20th-century asylums to the more austere structures of mid-century hospitals, these abandoned places offer a unique glimpse into the evolving landscape of mental health care and medical treatment in America.

Jun 9, 2013 · We love looking at creepy photographs of former mental institutions that have fallen into disrepair, but sometimes the true stories behind these hospitals is far more horrifying. Here are a...

Mar 14, 2019 · The 20th century contains dramatic changes in the roles played by psychiatric hospitals. From 1900 to 1955, the peak year-end census in state and county hospitals, public psychiatric hospitals were provided minimal resources …

Sep 18, 2024 · During the mid-19th century, these sprawling architectural designs were thought to be the height of mental healthcare. People were brought here with the hope of healing, but more often than not, they were confined, isolated, and forgotten about.

Nov 29, 2023 · These sites, ranging from neglected psychiatric centers to fully abandoned medical asylums, offer a fascinating glimpse into the past and are prime examples of architectural and historical significance.

Discover abandoned hospitals and mental asylums around the world that are perfect for urbex adventures, photography and videography.