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It's easy to assume that lobotomies, electric shock therapy, and other painful operations are the stuff of science fiction books. However, Asylum Scandals by Patricia Lubeck transports us to a recent past in which mental asylums committed these terrible deeds.

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Insane asylums have a horrible history. Originally intended to provide a place to keep away “madness” within society, asylums eventually paved the way for medical professionals to study patients with mental illness. The asylums were palatial buildings surrounded by vast landscaped grounds and beautiful vistas. Due to overcrowding, untrained staff, and corrupt administrators, these institutions gradually became places of squalor and negligence. State funding could not keep up with the high cost of maintaining the monstrous structures. As time went on, more and more patients were admitted, making it challenging to keep up with the demand for better care. By the 1980s, many state hospitals were closed…

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Asylum Scandals is the story of abuse, torture, corruption, and murder. This book explores the history of Minnesota's two oldest state hospitals, St. Peter, which opened in 1866, and Rochester, which opened in 1879. In the past, rules allowed families to commit their wives, relatives, or friends without much proof.

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Patricia Lubeck is an author, former museum director, and true crime writer. She has published several books, including Murder in Gales, Crime and Calamity in Yellow Medicine County, and Death by Poison, among others. Her most famous work is Asylum Scandals.

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Insane asylums have a horrible history. Originally intended to provide a place to keep away “madness” within society, asylums eventually paved the way for medical professionals to study patients with mental illness. The asylums were palatial buildings surrounded by vast landscaped grounds and beautiful vistas. Due to overcrowding, untrained staff, and corrupt administrators, these institutions gradually became places of squalor and negligence. State funding could not keep up with the high cost of maintaining the monstrous structures. As time went on, more and more patients were admitted, making it challenging to keep up with the demand for better care. By the 1980s, many state hospitals were closed…

#asylum #corruption #abandonedbuilding #murders #PatriciaLuBeck