Established in 1899 and opened to patients in 1902, the Canton Asylum for Insane Indians in South Dakota was intended to provide psychiatric care for Native Americans, but its history became marked by ...

Researching the history of the asylum can be a case of feast and famine, often at the same time. Some asylums left, if not mountains of records, then at least large hills. I mean that literally. An ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Using just their hands and small shovels to remove soil one scoop at a time, archaeologists have begun the arduous task of ...

A special radar is aiding the search for the unmarked graves of patients who died in care in mental asylums near Dunedin.

Though it’s often said that America “closed the asylums” in the twentieth century, every state still operates at least one public mental institution. These facilities, called state hospitals, are the ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Ex-mental health commissioner King Davis, PhD, left, leads the Friends of Central State group, Dr. Ronald O. Forbes serves as the vice chairman, pose for a photo in Dinwiddie, Va., Monday, Sept. 14, ...

BURIED AT THE SITE. IT’S CALLED THE ASYLUM HILL PROJECT. BUT CONSTRUCTION UNCOVERED HUMAN REMAINS AND GRAVES IN 2012. NOW, ARCHEOLOGICAL STUDIES PREDICT THERE COULD BE UP TO 7000 PEOPLE BURIED ON ...

Dances and concerts were usually the only opportunity for patients to meet in a large group. K. Drake/Wellcome Collection, CC BY-NC Music has a powerful effect on the listener. It is linked to better ...