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Asylums??? why dont they use asylums any more? i know it was cruel but i wanna no more detail
How can I get patient lists for insane asylums in the 1910s? I am doing research on my family history. The rumor is that my great-great-grandpa was put in an insane asylum in the upper peninsula of Michigan. I am not sure which one, but have no clue where to get the records, especially for the asylums which are now condemned and rundown. Any hints on where to go? It was a big family secret and no one has any information!
What do psychologist who work in asylums wear? So it's going to be career day soon at school and that's when the students dress up as what they want to be and I was wondering if anyone knew how psychologists that work in asylums wear?
How long to people usually stay in asylums? Whats the average time people usually stay in asylums? And do you believe they return to normal?
What happened to the graves at old lunatic asylums when they were redeveloped? Does anyone know what happened to the graves at old lunatic asylums such as Great Warley in Essex? Were the bodies moved and reburied elsewhere? Same with Stangeways etc. I am researching this for a novel I am writing - any help much appreciated.
Website that had many galleries of photographs of abandoned asylums? I'm trying to find a website I found a few months ago that had postings to different photographers' pictures they took of various abandoned asylums. One of the most prominent ones that sticks out was the asylum where the movie Session 9 took place. Can anyone help please? There were some beautiful pictures there! Sorry, but searching search engines is the first thing I thought of doing. No luck.
What were the mental asylums like during the 1940-50s? Im doing some research but I can't seem to find enough information on mental asylums. I need info such as , daily routine, treatments, atmosphere and more.
Does anyone know of any abandoned asylums or creepy looking buildings in California? I have to shoot photos for a portfolio and I wanted to shoot abandoned buildings or asylums. The only problem is I can't find any. Everything is out of state or in another country. Please help. Thanks
Are there still insane asylums to work in? I live in York, PA and I'm a senior this year and I want to get ready to apply for colleges but I don't know where I want to do. I want to shadow at an insane asylum but I'm not sure where any are. Every time I look it up on google all that comes up is Dixmont and that was torn down. So, does anybody know of ANY insane asylums anywhere in the USA that still run and I could shadow and someday work at?
Any good books on modern institutionalization and asylums? I'm really curious about them. And I'm not interested in 1800's style asylums or whatever, I'd like a modern book. Non-fiction please, or if it's fiction, I'd like it to be deeply rooted in fact. Got any suggestions?
Can someone please explain why most insane asylums have white walls? I've always wanted to know this. Why exactly do insane asylums(the straight-jacket type) have dull white padded walls. It seems like if the person is already crazy, that within itself would make them even more crazier. Why aren't the walls ever a cheerful or more upbeat color? Maybe that would help.
What are some good books about insane asylums? I'm looking for books about insane asylums in the 1800s. I'm mostly interested in American and English/British insane asylums, but books about mental health treatment facilities in Europe would be interesting as well. I'm looking for non-fiction, but fiction would be helpful too, so long as it's somewhat accurate. Sorry if this is in the wrong category.
Anyone know any good books about mental asylums? Ive been looking everywhere for a really good book on mental asylums, dont mind if its fiction, or non fiction.. Any syggestions would be great :) Merry thats awesome thank you :D Its nice to actually get a serious answer to one of my questions.. Insted of everyone just taking the piss.
Are there any abandoned insane asylums in North Carolina? Part 1) Are there any abandoned insane asylums located in North Carolina that are open for touring? I have this weird fascination for insane asylums. I guess it's cause the treatment didn't work and so many lives were lost. I know they are scary, but I am mesmerized. So are there any? Can you also give me links to pictures and or a website of the asylum?
Why don't mental asylums have bars on the windows like jails do? I notice that jails are all barred up around. I don't know why mental asylums in hospitals aren't barred up like the jails are.
Are there any abandoned Insane Asylums in Michigan that can be gotten into for Urban Exploring? I am just looking for some old asylums or hospitals that have ways to access the inside for taking pictures.
Do you known of any REAL Insane Asylums that are still haunted by their old patient? Hiya, I just wish to like to known a couple like 6 or 7 Insane or Mantel, or whatever Asylums "Normal one" and also ones with "Paranormal Activity" And ones where their old patients still haunted them. or anything else creepy. Thanks, and Happy Halloween!
What are modern day Insane Asylums like? So, I've heard all the horror stories of what they used to be like way back when, but I'm wondering are there still places like them? And what are the asylums like today if not?
Why are psychiatrists in mental asylums? Mental asylums are for crazy people, so why would a supposedly sane psychiatrist be hanging around an asylum, right?
What did the inside of american 1800s asylums look like? I would like to know what the inside of an 1826 mental patient's room might look like. I'm pretty sure they were not padded until 1839, correct? So--what would it have been like? Does anybody know? How about a more violent patient?
What were insane asylums like in the early 1900's and did they really help the patients? Also did the doctors or nurses ever abuse a patient? I am going to try to write a book on the subnet and I needed some help.
What kind of security systems do psyciatric wards/insane asylums have? I am wondering what kind of security systems are used in psychiatric wards, specifically for people deemed possibly dangerous. What if they are young kids/teens? Are they subjected to tight security along with the adults? What are the living conditions?
What does it mean to dream about asylums? A few months ago i dreamt that i was a paitent in an asylum and ever since ive become obsessed with reading about mental illness and making links about there symtoms and myself, what does this mean?
Have any useful information about old fashion lunatic asylums or mental institutions? I'm doing a project about lunatic asylums for my psychology class, and I'm having troubles finding detailed information, so If you could help me out, that would be great. Anything about the kinds of treatments they used, the reasons for admittance, common illnesses, even some general history or good sites would be helpful.
What kind of sedatives were utilized in asylums back in the mid 1900s? I'm writing a story and need this info. Pretty sure it wasn't morphine, thats used today. I'd like something a bit more decadent.
Is there any truth to the crazy things that are said to go on in old asylums? Everything scary movie/show i watch that are about like abandoned asylums, are always talking about the crazy experiments the doctor did on the patients. I was just wondering if there's like a true story about that, or are they just reusing the same, made-up idea.
What are some good books about insane asylums or mental illnesses? i read the book shutter island and i really liked and im looking for a book similar to it.
What treatments were used in victorian insane asylums? I'm very much into the "Darker" side of victorian history as well as the romantic side. Links would be much appreciated. I just mentioned that I like the "darker" side to explain why i wa asking such a question! =D Some people like to pretend that the victorian era was all elegant and well-mannered.
How has the switch from mental hospitals asylums to provisional care units been over in the past 15 years? please explain the reasons for this and how has this been the same in the US? Thanks for your answers! sorry, how has it "progressed" to provisional care units in the past 15 years.
What torture techniques were used in insane asylums? I'm writing a short story for my final in English class. Its a old abandoned mental hospital thing, and I want 3 of the characters to die from some kind of torture perfferably done by the evil doctor or nurses. What are some gruesome tortures you know of? I dont care for the whole drilling a hole in the skull and scrambling it up, thats not scary enough. I want gore and brutallity. Thank You!
If God never gives anyone more than they can handle, they why are there people in insane asylums? I always hear Christians say God will never give you more than you can handle. Well then how do you explain people in insane asylums, who have gone crazy because of all the terrible things that happened in their life?
Are there any good shocking books about Victorian Asylums? Every time I try to google a book "The Asylum for Wayward Victorian Girls" by Emilie Autumn comes up. Does anyone know any good, shocking, scary asylum books? Thanks.
What is a good title for an essay about how insane asylums fight individualism? I'm writing an essay for my sociology class about mental health facilities, and how their roles in society. Any ideas for a title?
What do you think of the old mental asylums? I think every city and every town has a derelict asylum, a big renovated mansion left for the elements and decay. I feel attracted to these places, the fact many people lived and died in those buildings sharing happy and sad moments. I believe their purpose was benign during their hay days, they didn't have the proper medications to treat people and send them back into society, since their use is dead now and they are nothing more than a relic and symbol of the past, what do you think of them?
What is the deal with the insane asylums? I've heard that they were places that horrifically tortured people and treated them bad in the old days etc. What stories of this, because I'm writing an essay? Please help thank you
Whats a great book about psycho criminals or asylums or stuff like that? I love how psychotic the criminals in batman are but i want to read story about what turned them into psycho killers like them. I just prefer a full length novel over a comic book.
Why is it legal to allow patients in asylums to have sex among each other? I just found about this today! I'm talking about people who have impulses that would refrain from under normal conditions! How could this be? This is unethical and inhumane! Franky, I believe that offering the patients cigarettes should also be reconsidered. I'm taking about people who do things against their will and trust that someone will help control them against impulses!!! But, you people are comparing this to so call learning disabilities? Wow! There is no ethics in the legal field.
What are some good books based in asylums to read? I read one flew over the couckoos nest, great book. can you suggest others. maybe dark stories or something gritty that takes place in an asylum.
Can teenagers get up in insane asylums? Do they get treated the same as the adults? Like institutions for the criminally insane? If so, do they get treated the same as adults?I know it highly depends on the crime you committed and the mental illnesses you have, but please answer best you can! Thanks!!
Where can I find original and real interview tapes from Mental Health asylums? I am looking for some original tapes from mental health institutes. The would need to be English speaking tapes. the older, the better. Please just send me a link or something as I cant find any anywhere.
Good set of information on insane asylum riots OR abuse in asylums? Preferably in the 1800s, London area. If there are any, which I would assume there have been. As for riots, anywhere's good--and I'm talking patients start to riot against the doctors, not regular people fighting for their rights or whatever or the doctors nagging about pay.
What were some of the torture treatments in the old days of insane asylums? I need as many as you can think of? I'm extremely interested in this kind of stuff, and I can't find anything on the Internet about this. Please help!
Does anyone know if there are abandon mental asylums in houston? I need to do a photography project and an abandoned place would be perfect.
How much money does America spend on insane asylums? I need some kind of money figure from a reliable source. Include source in your answer, please.
Medical needs for refuges and asylums in US? I am writing a paper about medical needs for asylums and refuges, any suggestions? What are some head points that I need to cover? Some good areas to cover? Thanks.
Can you think of any films that paint mental asylums in a nice light? Many films such as One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Girl Interupted and now Changeling make 'psychopathic wards' look like awful places to be. Granted, usually these films are set (or filmed) a while ago in the past when they may have been terrible places to be. I am wondering those if these films do show an accurate portrayal (for the time they're set), and whether there are any films that show such places positively?
Does anyone know how to find more facts on magdalene asylums? I suspect that my great-great-grandmother was a Magdalene. Does anyone know if detailed records were kept on these women? And if so how to access them? Thank you for all suggestions in advance.
I am getting interested in asylums can you name some good books about it? I am thirteen and I have already read "Project 17" and I really liked it. Any other suggestions?
What are some tourist friendly asylums in the MD,DC,PA area? me and some friends are planning a trip this week to go to an insane asylum. originally we were going to the glen dale hospitol, but its patrolled by cops and crawling with asbetos. so we are looking for something legal, tourist friendly in the maryland, dc, or southern pa, close to md. thanks also something scary, and we can go at night, like 8 o 10 or something
Did most asylums treat patients abusively before Nellie Bly exposed the asylum on Blackwell's Island? In the late 1800s, American journalist Nellie Bly exposed Blackwell's abusive treatment to patients. Before that time, were many other asylums across the world like that? Be specific please. I'm just wondering what kind of things they did to patients.
Why did guards in asylums wear head cages? I saw in the movie Dracula (1992) that during a visit, the Dr. Seward was attacked by his patient, and guards that wore head cages came to help him. I suppose that they wear them for protection, not to be hurt in anyway or strangled by violent patients, but is there more to it? Can someone confirm this? I need to know everything there is about this. (I know that something similar has been used as a torture device). Thanks!
What were asylums in the early 1900s like? I tried Googling it and I've searched Yahoo! but I can't find any good information of what it was like to be in an asylum in the early 1900s. Does anybody know any good websites that I could check out, please and thank you.
Do anyone know any good books about the Victorian Era and/or insane asylums? Those have always been two topics that I enjoy reading about. I just finished Fingersmith and Tipping the Velvet (both by Sarah Waters.) if you have anything like those books that'd be lovely, but anything will should be fine.
Do you agree that church has became the new asylums for the mentally ill? Is it just me or does anyone else seem to feel quite sorry, How grown adult Christians still are letting their pastors teach them the Bible on a child's level. Meaning the pastor describing how Adam was created or how Jesus is the savior. Shouldn't they be taught on a higher level. I mean does the pastor have enough intelligence to do so, or is he an adult in child's mind also?
Since the Democrat Party and the Kennedys closed all asylums for the mentally deranged should all murders? committed by the insane be blamed on the Democrats? Since Rush Limbaugh claims that Liberalism is a mental disorder, should all Liberals give up their Right to Bear Arms?
Why are old folks homes, trailer parks, and mental asylums so crammed full of Christians? We need to, as a group, figure a way to relieve this overcrowding.
why were people sent to asylums in victorian britain? i'm trying to research the various "illnesses" that people were sent to asylums for during the 1850s onwards, but all i can find so far is information on why women were incarcerated, such as hysteria, nymphomania and anorexia. can anyone shed any light on other conditions that affected men too?
What sort of treatments did Asylums use in Victorian/Edwardian times? Every time I look it up, I get more info on 1920-1950 than Victorian times. I'm talking about more during 1880-1900. Can anyone help?
Why do all old mental asylums have big tall scary water towers? It seems to be a mental hospital "trait". I just don't see why all these hospitals needed such big scary towers. They scare me.
Anybody know of haunted sanitariums or asylums in Florida? Halloween is approaching and its my favorite holiday ! This might sound weird to be wanting to do something like this but i think it would be interesting. I want to go to a REAL haunted sanitarium or asylum. NOT a house or cemetery or anything other "haunted place". Just a haunted hospital. I dont want to drive too far but then again it is a one time chance to go do something like this.
Do you know any abandoned asylums or hospital or anything around the south? I'm looking for places like West Park or Cane Hill but around this area.
How do they treat patients in asylums? Not medical treatment, but like what do they do with them? Are they locked up twenty-four seven with no contact to the outside world? How much freedom do they get within the hospital? Are they treated like normal people or are they made to feel that they have something wrong with them? (I mean aside from the fact that they are in a hospital, do the staff act as though they are mentally ill or speak to them as if they weren't?) I'm just curious. You see and hear a lot of bullsh!t about this stuff.
What are some Insane Asylums in the early 1800's? I would if possible like to know of some lesser known asylums that are not necessarily commonly heard of.
Source for “We have much to be judged on when he comes, slums and battlefields and insane asylums..."? I need to cite this quotation by Madeleine L'Engle for an essay, but I don't know what context it was originally used in, so I can't exactly cite it. Does anyone know it's origin? Here's the full quotation: “We have much to be judged on when he comes, slums and battlefields and insane asylums, but these are the symptoms of our illness and the result of our failures in love.”
what website would be good to find information on insane asylums in france on the 1870's? i would like to learn about how they were treated, how they lived, what they were fed, & where they would be housed.
are there actual insane asylums in the world for the seriously violent criminally insane? like the one in shutter island, one away from everyone else where they are able to be separated, it doesnt mean im asking about one that does experiments or anything.
Are there any abandoned/rundown insane asylums or hospitals in Victoria, Australia? I am a photographer and want to take a series of photographs of a abandoned mental asylum or hospital. I don't know of any in Victoria, Australia. Are there any? Ones that i am able to access and take photographs in? Any help would be great!
Can anyone tell me of some good books set in mental asylums? I've just finished reading Shutter Island (which I highly recommend as it's the only book I've ever bothered to go back and read a second time) but it's left me feeling hungry for something similar. Not bothered about what date it is set in but would prefer it to be fictional.
What are some good haunted hotels, asylums and places to visit in the midwest, paticularly michgan area? places that you can pay to stay that night that thier are suppost to be spirits and stuff
What did patients wear in asylums in the 19th century? I'm trying to establish what the patients in a victorian asylum, near the end of the 19th century, would have been wearing. Would it be whatever they happened to arrive in? Or was some kind of clothing issued? Any help is greatly appreciated!
What is the type of councilor that is used in asylums? The type of councilor that "insane" people talk to?
Where are up and running insane asylums/psych wards in Oregon? I really want to work in one? Or figure out if there are any online websites?
why do ppl go to insane asylums for self harming when? sexual masochists dont...i mean yes they arent the ones doing it but is there really that much of a difference?
Inquiry about medical treatments in old asylums? I am trying to find websites that have some of the old medical treatments that were used in the older asylums in say late 1800s early 1900s. any help would be great.
Where are there abandoned insane asylums in California? please && thank you. ;) I mean, if someone could give me a specific location of an abandoned insane asylum it would be GREATLY appreciated. Specifically in Southern California.
Do you know where any abandoned mental hospitals/asylums in the Chicago area? Me and a friend really like the abandoned building, mental hospital, asylums kind of thing and we've been trying to find one to go to the night before halloween. We need one to go to that is in the Chicago or Milwaukee area, somewhere around there. (Illinois, Wisconsin areas) So if you know any good places to go, please help us. thanks. :]
What's the name of that tv show where people are taken to insane asylums to be scared? I remember it from a few years ago, people are taken in the back of taxi's and dropped off at an insane asylum where they are put into rooms that have been used by other Mental patients, they are sleep deprived and taken out in the middle of the night to rooms where they have to perform tasks and are scared half to death by different things, i can't remember it's name and it's not fear factor or scare tactics i don't think. video links would be very helpful or webpages...my family think i'm mad because they don't remember it. thanks
ANyone know of any literature - fiction, which had an account of mental institutions/asylums in them? I really need a quote about victorian mental health/treatment, but i would like it to be within the realm of fiction (i already have facts and i need to illustrate it with a fictitious quote). Thanks!
does anyone know of any abandoned insane asylums or hospitals in the pa,nj. or delaware area? im trying to go to one to look around it. I've went to Pennhurst already and also new jersey state hospital i want to go to more. thanks for the help.
Where can I find footage and pictures of today's still running Insane Asylums? I've been interested to see footage of mental patients inside Insane Asylums. When I search for this on youtube, all that comes up is abandoned Insane Asylums, or Asylums from 1920's etc. Thanks. :D
I found all these websites on all the historic old hospitals abd asylums that are left to rot? and be vandalised. How come many of these buildings still have patient's art and furniture and have just been left? Doesn't England care about its history? I was sad to look through all the old buildings that have so much history. Whats your views http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=4&order=desc
Are There Any Mental Hospitals,clinics,or Asylums in The State of georgia? I'm wondering about mental hospitals in Georgia that A person could go check in to get help.If you know any,please provide the address and contact info.Please and thank you!
How frequently do men get "Put Away" in insane asylums? In many movies <Divine Society of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood & Girl Interupted> it seemed to be common for men to check their wives/daughters into insane asylums <rightfullly so> ... however men, too have their share of skitzo behaviors <which include violence> ... so I was wondering if women are educated/brave enough to "Commit" her husband or if us women are too timid to do such a thing ... or are the women who are in protection shelters there because their only option was to run from the skitzo?
Can someone tell me some poems related to lunatic asylums? I know about "I am" by John Clare but can anyone tell me any more? Cheers.
Anyone know of any abandoned schools or asylums on the East Coast? I am currently working on a photography project and our subject is abandoned schools, asylums/hospitals, and or jails. I am coming from NYC however I am willing to travel by car upto a day or so (24hrs) in any direction. Your help is much appreciated!
Does anyone know of any old insane asylums? I'm wanting to write a ghost story about one, so I'm wanting to know some of the old, cruel methods they used. Like the lobotomies at Danvers state. Plus, I find it an interesting topic. Sites would be helpful. Thank you!
How many atheists believe that Christians have no right to exist outside asylums? Based on the "beautiful" sentiments of user "Everard" in this http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AsUC62k8Q54PC0cTWEOKgMrsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20090510024327AAq00Rq&show=7#profile-info-pVXBj66Faa question
Does anyone know if there were any "Insane Asylums" in Britain (either working or abandoned) during the 1940's? I know it sounds like a strange question, but any answers or names would be really appreciated!
Is it not normal to be obsessed with abandoned hospitals and asylums? I love looking at photography of them and i want to visit one soooo bad i didnt think so lol lol im not crazy and maybe obsessed wasnt the best word to use there. how about umm how about very interested in and emphasis on abandoned lol i dont want to wake up one day in an institution lol
What are some really infamous asylums known for torture or other miscellaneoius bad stuff? Going to do a paper but having a problem finding some good ones online. Help?
History of Victorian Era insane asylums? I'm interested in the treatments-medicines-and the day to day life of patients in insane asylums during the Victorian Era. Any quotes or links would be greatly appreciated!
Insane Asylums in New York or California? for my book im working on, i need a few up and running real insane asylums found in new york or northern california.. much appreciated thanks. thanks everyone, and i hadnt really noticed but your right people never say "insane asylums" anymore. hm. lol.
Are there any abandoned asylums in new jersey that haven't been demolished? Looking at Weird NJ and other websited devoted to that kind of stuff, i'm finsing alot of creepy places to go to, but upon further research I find that most of them have been torn down. Does wnyone know of any places that are still standing?
Looking for stories of unmarried pregnant women locked up in asylums in the early 20th century - 1920s/30s/40s? I've read a lot about the Magdalene Laundries but want to know more about the situation (especially in England) earlier in the century and would be interested in signposts to accounts of the lives of women who were shut up in asylums for years after becoming pregnant out of wedlock.
Whats a good movie for someone who like asylums? And movies like House of 1000 Corpses?
Has anyone sued the Catholic church for abuse and/or incarceration in the Magdalene Asylums? For those who don't know http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdalene_Asylum I don't know macker, maybe you should start your own question since you don't seem to have an answer for mine.
Can you give me names of insane asylums in india? if they were old, like in 18th or 19th century thats fine.
Unmarried pregnant women put into mental asylums? I am trying to find information concerning women in the UK and Ireland who were put into mental asylums for being unmarried and pregnant..... I havent had much luck searching web sites and so any information would be good, especially if you no when this practise ended or any website with information.....
What are the names of insane asylums in Quebec? This is for genealogical purpose
I was wondering if anyone knows any prisons/ asylums that were demolished during the 60s and 70s? It's for a screenplay and I'm doing research. I'm thinking prisons like the Eastern State Penitentiary. Did such prisons have underground levels, reservoirs? Thanks.
Are there any abandon insane asylums within 40 miles of St.Louis, Missouri? I live in South County and me and my friends are looking for some thrill. We always used to scare the shit out of each other at this old abandon house, but now it has been torn down. So we were wondering where there are some awesome insane asylums...I know there is one near Pevely and off of Arsenal, but Arsenal is still up and running. So Anywhere else would be awesome!
Anyplace that has a list of abandoned prisons/asylums or hospitals? I know there are alot of Urbexing/Infiltration sites out there but I was looking for a database of locations for research specifically looking for prisons or asylums. Places people were held essentially against there will for a research project. Anyone know a place that lists these abandoned buildings(preferably North America)?
I can't find information about the advances made in prisons and asylums in pre-Civil War USA. Help please. Time period from 1810 to 1859. And I need the place where you got the information. Thank you very much.
Are there insane asylums for criminals? I'm trying to write a paper for english, and my character is a criminal in an insane asylum... My question is: are there specific asylums for criminals? or do all insane people go to the same asylum if you will. Thanks in advance
Someone with knowledge of insane asylums, please? I need an abandoned insane asylum where all the patients were shot or something, or trapped in the burning building. Anyone? Or just a house that was the sight of a massacre. ^-^
When Were Mental Asylums First Created? I need a time frame (ie. 1875-1985)? Name? Person in charge? Are there any today that have been around for a hundred years or so?
Why were people admitted into insane asylums in 1800s? Okay, I found a lot of info on the insane asylums of the 1800's, finally. But I just need a website of info for why people were admitted into it. I need a good quote but don't have papers with good quotes for why they were... (:
Does anyone know of any good IMAGES of long stay/crisis stabilisation ward mental asylums? I need these for research and writing for my own general interest. I need to know what wards look like and the rooms. - and not closed down institutions unless there is no other way, I need active ones.
Abandoned insane asylums in LA area, plz help? I need help finding an abandoned insane asylum in the LA area. I live in Santa Clarita (by magic mountain) and I don't want to drive 2 far. Its my friends birthday and we are looking for a good scare if you know of any haunted abonded hospitals please let me know. Or websites where i can find some, ive searched the net a bunch its difficult
Do you find asylums disturbing? I find them extremely disturbing because of -the people who are locked in their messed up minds -some people are strapped to beds and screaming -some people can never be cured -some people go on crazy killing sprees... Do you find asylums disturbing? NO I MEAN ASYLUMS WITH LIKE EXTREMELY MENTAL PPL LIKE ALL OF THEM IM NOT TRYING TO GENERALIZE!
Any good movies set in insane asylums? I've been on a scary movie kick lately especially ones that are set in old abandoned hospitals does anyone know of any obscure low budget ones?
How much usually cost for the asylum attorney in general? One of my friend will apply for the political asylum in US, I know there's no fee for this thing if you apply by yourself. But because she has a limited English and minimum knowledge of the Law in US, she's planning to hire attorney. And because she doesn't have much money, she needs to know how much it will cost in general? She from third world country that a lot of conflict happen overthere , I feel bad for her and please I need serious answer. Thanks!
Are there any asylums that let you rent their buses? I want to take my cellar people on a trip, but I don't want them getting away. I'm thinking if they were on a bus that was suppose to hold crazy people, no one would listen to them when they yelled for help.
If lead paint is so bad, where are all the insane asylums? Lead paint was used for decades in the U.S. and was only outlawed in the late 60's. In fact, the law was written where even after it was outlawed manufacturers of paint were still allowed to sell any inventory they still had, so guess what, they stocked up. The lead in paint is suppose to affect the brain. Children had lead paint on their toys for decades----ate lead paint chips off from window sills. No telling where else they were exposed to lead paint-----in quanities greater than today. If lead paint is so terrrible, where are all the insane asylums where the brain-dead kids who were exposed to lead paint in the 30's, 40's, 50's and 60's are kept? Is this latest lead paint scare just another media over-dramatization of a problem and another media event for our Congress? Kris N-----Actually the original Tin Man was played by Buddy Ebsen, who lived after that incident (I never heard about it being the lead in the paint) and went on to pllay Jed Clampett in :The Beverly Hillbillies". Guess you never heard of that, though.
Why are there mortuaries in insane asylums? I know the obvious answer - because people die. But why in an insane asylum? Is this incase the patients commit suicide?
Does the US grants asylum status to the citizens of western countries on humanitarian basis? I know all western countries are democracies, so I'm not talking about political asylum.
why do people who believe in faeries & talk to refrigerators get banished to asylums when talking to magical zobies who control your fate is condoned?
In the movies why are there no fat people in insane asylums? I know, "insane asylum" is an offensive word now. If any of you crazies are offended then email me for my address. I'll be home by 2:30 to kill you and make the world a better place.
why do people hate refugees and asylums? i live in one of the poorest country and there are milions of refugees who have been living in my country. Everybody feels sorry for them and try to help them as much as they can. They are forced to leave their home, family, job. they are desperate people. some of them are the lucky one who had barely escape death, torture, rape and so on. Think of Rwanda, darfure, Iraq and so on. these are people who need our help and support. i don't understand the hate? make me understand?
What are some good horror movies set in abandoned old hospitals or asylums? ? The kind of movies with creepy atmospheres, long dark hospital hallways with peeling paint, wheelchairs, etc.
I need information on insane asylums? where can i get information on insane asylums that was closed down for abuse and neglectence? Maybe information on what happened. I need it for a project for school
What menatl disorders constitute long-term care in a psychiatric hospital (insane asylum)? Early asylums were designed to hold people who were 'insane', but obviously that sort of definition doesn't hold up these days. What sort of mental disorders constitute commitment to a psychiatric hospital for long-term care, and what type of care would they receive?
We need to re-open all of the insane asylums and have the death penalty everywhere. Agree? Just read about the guy who mowed down a bunch of amish schoolkids today. Why would somebody target the amish?? The a-hole Baby Boomers and liberals closed down all of the insane asylums because it was deemed to be cruel to the inmates. So now we have these nuts running around free. Maybe they take their medication, maybe not. Lock the nuts away and I DON'T CARE IF IT IS CRUEL. I care about those poor amish families. We also need the death penalty everywhere. Enough already. You kill somebody and you did it purposely, you're dead. End of story. Life is NOT precious. There are too many of us, and we can do with weeding more than a few out.
Does anyone know any good really scary horror films set in/about insane asylums excluding session 9? thanks? I have looked but cant find. i thought session 9 was really good and also a film called mad house was kinda sweet, but ne1 know any more?
do insane asylums really have padded rooms? well when i was a cutter my parents told me that if i was sent away (to an insane asylum) they would put me in a padded room well i was woundering if insane asylums relly have padded rooms and if so would they put me in one just for cutting
Does anyone know anything about old/ historical lunatic asylums?? I need as much info on old and historical lunatic asylums, around 1700-1800, or the stereotypical stuff you see in horror films. Things like reasons people were admitted, the sorts of treatments and restraints they would use etc. Might seem a bit strange, but any info or good websites you could give me would be of great help!! Thanks!
What are the requirements for asylum seekers in Scotland? What are the requirements for asylum seekers in Scotland? I will appreciate also if I can get a link to other websites where I can get more info on this issue.
I have a phobia of mental asylums!? But I want to study forensic psychology. I hear you have to intern at an asylum, anyway I can get out of that? I have horrible nightmares about being trapped in them forever.
I am looking for some movies that feature asylums? Like One Flew over the Cookoo Nest. Great movie. Do u know any others, maybe set in an asylum or about asylums?
Can you claim political asylum in a diiferent state within your native country? Something like this used to happen in the US in pre-civil war times. Slaves used to flee to northern states and claim sanctuary. What if you considered yourself a victim of a state law that was not national policy? Has anyone tried to do this?
Insane Asylums / Psychiatric Hospitals anyone? I'm writing a book about a girl (15) who spent sometime (involentary) in a Insane Asylum/Psychriatric Hospital/whatever you would like to call it (when she was in her preteens: 10-12 yrs old) and I have a few questions: - What would be some reasons she could have been sent there? - What would her time there be like? - What would the longest posible time she would have been there? - She has some semi-rich relatives, how would that effect her time there? - How would she mostlikely be afterwards? Would her Lifestyle change in anyway? (she was sent out because her Uncle gained custody on her and took her out -- doctors would have said she needed to be there longer.) - Would it be posible that she received memory lost? From Medications or abuse? Also any additional information about Insane Asylums/Psychiatric Hospitals would be great!! Also the Asylum is a bit... uh.. like what you would have seen a hundred years ago... (It would be complated to explain how they get away with it... it's a fantasy book so there is a reason you just have to read the book to get it) The time period for the Asylum would have been about 50 to 100 years ago... but I also want to know about modern ones...
lunatic asylums? i was just wondering what used to happen in lunatic asylums, also are straight jackets and padded cells still used today?
Can I sponser my parent while their asylum case is pending in the ninth circuit court of appeals? I am a US Citizen. My parents have applied for appeal in the ninth circuit for their asylum case. Can I sponsor them now or is it too late? What are the steps I need to take?
How long does it take before one is given political asylum in the US? This is affirmative asylum, meaning I am legally in the US as a student. I also need to know how long before I can apply for permanent residency, granting I am approved for asylum. The opinions of those who went through this process would be highly appreciated.
Has any estimate been made of the number of potential requests for political asylum during the 2012 Olympics? It does seem that the only people who don't want to live in Britain at the moment are the British!
What countries, and how rare is it, have in the recent past granted american citizens political asylum? Venezuela is offering political asylum for US troops who do not want to be sent to iraq. are there other countries? most countries in the EU have signed a treaty called the Dublin Convention, which says that a person who is travelling from any of a number of so called safe countries, should be denied asylum. The united states is on that list. but what if someone is seeking protection FROM one of those safe countries? could an american travel to mexico, first, as a loop hole? and what about other powerhouses, such as Russia and China, that are large enough not to need to bow to pressure from the U.S. state department. would it be easier to be granted asylum there? what could be offtered to refugees, such as education? is there a large expat community in those countries that would make it worth while for someone to want to go there without feeling alienated and alone? can you apply for asylum at an embassy worldwide or do you have to be inside russia etc when you apply?
Insane Asylums? Why did Insane Asylums get taken away? Like why aren't there anymore around and only psych wards in hospitals and jails?
What can you tell me about the Saadi case in relation to immigration law and asylum? How did immigration and asylum law develop (by caselaw) upto the Saadi case and how has it progressed since then?
What motivations are driving the Australian government to reject asylum seekers and refugees ? I am doing an essay and I need some study sources please remember that those who come illegally are given little option as to how they live out their future. They are being forced to leave for all different reasons and coming to Australia is the next best choice.
i cant find info on the history on insane asylums, anywhere... help...? i need history info,, why they closed them down, when , who attended, how much it would cost/ then and now/, history, treatments they used....stuff like that...
Why do people think asylum seeker is another word for illegal immigrant? They are refugees, fleeing from war and persecuation, but the more irresponsible press try to mix them up in our mind with illegal immigrants and chancers. Are you bright enough to know they aren't.
haunted insane asylums? can anyone provide a website or documentary for haunted insanse asylums? also interested in how they were operated back then? for reasearch purposes..thanks a bunch
Are there any abandoned hospitals/asylums anywhere in Ireland? My friends and I would like to do an opacity.us-like visit we find them interesting. I have googled both these and can't find?
Films about asylums...? Does anyone know of any good films about insane asylums... be them fictional or documentary-type films? Great answers so far... but a detail I forgot... anything about older asylums? Thanks so much everyone! :-)
any true insane asylums? Are there any true insane asylums out there? Even if they would be similar to the onme in Silence of the Lambs? I was just wondering.. Thanks. =)
Are insane asylums for suicide attempts immoral? Really now, your fed up with life, you hate it, you try to kill yourself... next you wake up in the hospital, and now you hate everybody so much more, after telling the therapist that you don't have a deseise you just want to die he puts you in an insane asylum... How is this right? He wants to die why not let him? Instead of keeping him locked up and treated as if hes crazy and making his life SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much more miserable?!?!?! Im so fed up with people thinking they know whats best!!! ITS THEIR DAMN CHOICE DON'T STOP THEM!!! who agrees and disagrees? that is all :) Phil...do you have any idea what you just said? Suicide is illegal?! If you killed yourself would you get put in handcuffs and dirven to the police station, then locked up for killing yourself? Anyone who does that IS insane..still shouldn't be locked up though, everyones insane in their own little way...:D
what are asylums? Are they the same as refugeess?
can anyone tell me of any good factual websites about people wrongly committed to insane asylums in history? In my lit class we had to pick two books to read with something similar connecting them. I chose One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest and Girl, Interrupted. we have to do a paper based on a thesis statement about the novels and research to back up our statement. My thesis is " According to the standards established by society, the characters are not just 'crazy', they are certifiably crazy. Throughout history, society has dictated which norms are socially acceptable and which are not. The main characters in both of these novels have become the stereotypical 'lunatic'. However, in reality, their so called lunacy is a simple rejection from society." I would like some sites that talk (preferrably in depth) about people who have been deemed crazy and/or sent to a lunatic asylum because they didnt fit what was socially acceptable at the time. ex: homosexuals, social oucast "odd" people, victorian women sent by their husbands for not being "submissive" enough or just they could gain their estate
Of all the asylums, which are being run by the loonies? This question is metaphorical. Feel free to make your own interpretations of it. The question is correctly placed in the R & S section.
Are there still asylums in the U.S? I'm being serious here, and if so, is there any proof, like a site I could go to, to see stuff?
any good abandoned asylums in cali? i like all these haunted places and i really wanna go 2 one! anyone know of one??
are all the interns of asylums sick? need an answer for private Ryan Abdullakhan
are thier any haunted hospitles or asylums in chicago? i'm looking to exsplore any abanded hospitles and or insane asylumes that are possibly haunted.
what movies were filmed at insane asylums? at least in part, and esp. abandoned ones?
Tourist attractions - Haunted houses, haunted castles, haunted mental asylums, haunted Tours. Have you seen..? a ghost at these venues. I often think that with so many tourists any self respecting ghost would leave. Port Arthur is Tasmania is supposedly haunted and there are a lot of haunted tours all over the world - has anyone had a genuine experience at these places??
Doing research on the reformation of prisons and insane asylums in the mid-1800s......? does anyone know of any good websites or important facts or ideas that i should integrate into it? besides dorothea dix, i wont forget her oh yea and its supposed to be in the US, but ill try lookin at that thanx
Can anybody give an understandable explanation as to why failed asylums seekers are not being deported? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml;jsessionid=JIT5PK0A2EFDTQFIQMFCFF4AVCBQYIV0?view=CROSSWORDLOGIN&grid=A1NoFooter&nextPage=/Xgv2/wXeR.WZvwF?teiK~Qm0qqj0mo!rgeJ~lOu!GgD22KDgJMGveDR~ZDwi&_requestid=1946052 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/11/20/nasylum120.xml http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/11/20/nasylum120.xml SORRY THE FIRST LINK IS INCORRECT, SEE LINKS NUMBER 2 &3
Old sanitarium / insane asylum Conditions, etc? I am doing some research on old treatments in early 1900 sanitariums/ insane asylums. Both abuse, and just the ways they used to treat conditions. I have tried searching the internet and keep coming up with very little information. Location of the place is not an issue. I just need an informational site with old pictures and a very good description about what went on. Maybe I am not using that right key words, who knows.. But some help would be wonderful! Thank you!
Victorian era - insane asylum? Mrs.Atwood becomes the gaurdian of Charlotte. Mrs. Atwood lost her daughter, a wild and spirited girl, many years ago--the daughter had eloped with a penniless Italian and had died giving a miscarriage. Charlotte is very much like Mrs. Atwood's daughter, so Mrs. Atwood believes that its her duty to guide Charlotte down the right road. But she becomes so obsessed in this...madness of trying to save Charlotte, becoming abusive and such. Mrs.Atwood begins to call Charlotte her daughter's name. Is this a good enough reason to put someone in an insane asylum??? Or, if you're a wealthy person, do they not put them in an insane asylum. What kind of asylums were there?
Tell me about asylums from the gothic era, please? A friend of mine asked if I could look up anything on "asylums from the Gothic era"...so around 14th century. I have looked through google and found nothing really. I would especially like information of the treatment and medical practices on the prisoners/patients .. the inner workings, the "dark" side of the asylums.
I was granted an asylum (dependent) while i was overseas. would i be consider an asylum or refugee for citizen for citizeship application since the refugees can count all the years that they spent in the US before becoming permenant residents vs the asylums who only can count the years after be ing granted a permenant resident status the INS defenition for an asylum :somone who is granted the status while on US soil. for refugee : who was granted while overseas
Should the Catholic church provide reparations for survivors of the Magdalene Asylum laundries? For those that don't know, the Magdalene Asylums were institutions in Ireland where young women accused of immoral behavior (often becoming pregnant out of wedlock) were locked up and forced to work in the laundries as slave labor for the catholic church. Outside businesses paid the church to have their linens cleaned, and the girls received no money and were forbidden from leaving until the nuns decided to let them leave, or a male family member demanded their return. Many remained their whole life. The women received no compensation, and many suffered lasting health problems, like arthritis, as early as their teen years from being overworked in poor conditions. The last one was open until 1996. Should the church have to provide some reparations to those who were forced to work in the asylums? After all, the church made a lot of money off of it. Shouldn't the people who were forced to do all the work be entitled to some compensation? There's a movie on it called the "Magdalene Asylums" and the several main characters in the story are based off women who told their story for the documentary "Sex in a cold climate." One girl was taken from an orphanage when she came of age and brought to the asylum. When she asked why she ended up in the asylum, she was told the orphanage directors thought it best, because she was pretty and would be a temptation for young men. Another woman in the documentary was sent by her family after she was raped by a male cousin and told other family members. She believed she was sent away so the family could get rid of her before she told anyone else and brought shame on the family. She was there for years until her little brother came of age, found out where she had gone, and came to get her. Whoops, the movie is actually called "The Magdalene Sisters."
Asylum seekers, accommodation and benefits? Where does the information come from that asylum seekers are either entitled to, or given, housing and benefits on entry to the UK? In my experience of working with asylum seekers, those who are accommodated in anything other than a hostel/ bedsit are unaccompanied minors who become the responsibility of the local authority. Asylum seekers also have NO RECOURSE TO PUBLIC FUNDS. This means they survive on food vouchers provided by the National Asylum Support Service (NASS). THEY ARE NOT entitled to income support, JSA, or any other 'benefit' as you and I would know them. Of course once their status becomes 'leave to remain' this changes but then they are no longer ASYLUM SEEKERS. Where does this confusion come from? Is it tabloid press propaganda?
Does anyone know the difference between asylum and political asylum? Back in the days of the cold war and there were very few people claiming asylum, it was always called political asylum. The people claiming it had to prove that their life was under threat from their own Government simply because they opposed the Government. Virtually every asylum seeker became a famous person because they had to escape through back routes, such as Donald Woods. Today it seems that they have dropped the word political, people are buying regular airline tickets, leaving their country simply my going to the airport and getting on a plane, then arriving somewhere and claiming asylum because his father in law threatened his life. My question is has the word "Political," been dropped from asylum officially and it is no longer political asylum, ie, your life under threat from your govt. and now it is simple asylum and you claim it for any reason?
asylum, hospital, looney bin? anybody wish to share their experience from when they were in an asylum or mental hospital? mine was horrid
Asylum, Seekers-Are They Being Sent Back Home? Shortly after Iraq was liberated(?) I remember seeing on TV a jumbo jet being boarded by loads of failed asylum seekers. The reason this was being done was because they thought that Iraq was now a safe haven for them to go back to. Does the Government still do this sort of thing? Or are the asylum seekers now using the appeal system to extend there stay in the UK? Any answers appreciated.
Benefits To Asylum Seekers? I heard sometime ago and read this last week.... An asylum seeker or or somebody who has been granted asylum can get benefits from the state in the UK. Now this bit I need an answer to... Also an Asylum Seeker or someone who has just been granted asylum can arrange for their loved ones (family) to get English benefits sent to them in their home country? Is this true or have i misread this. Thanks
ERITREAN ASYLUM SEEKER PRIVATE i need to br refugees to day? ERITREAN ASYLUM SEEKER PRIVATE JOURNALIST IN THE SUDAN Mr. Yonas Embaye is seeking political asylum in the Sudan because of Eritrean Government Human Right activity . The Sudanese Commissioner for refugees ( COR ) is considering Mr. Embaye's request for a refugee state . UNHCR in Khartoum Mr. Alexdander Novikai protection officer in Khartoum , is following up the case with COR . In the meantime Mr. Embaye is holding a COR document which confirms his states as a pending case . Mr. Abdelaziz Abubeker assistant of commissioner officer in El Genina said that Mr. Embaye's application will be processed according to the regulation of asylum seeker act of 1974 . The Eritrean Government is against of the free press . And that's the reason why Mr. Embaye was in prison for a long period of time , and even the other private journalist which they still are . The Government of Eritrea only use 49% of the The International Human right Agencies agreement , Community Protect Journalist ( CPJ ) added ten journalist who are still in prison since 2001 . As we all know there are twenty thousand Eritreans who cross the border to the Sudan and Ethiopia since 2001 . sincerely Mr. Yonas Embaye
do you think asylum immigrants in UK should be banned from having kids? i mean if someon came here to escape from unfair life, his government and problem, it is he/she, and it means they dont like the place they been born, so they moved, they got asylum and live in uk, but I think they should not be allowed to have kids as asylum seekers and have right to vote (i dont know if they have or not) in short, they came here to live peaceful, i see no reason for them having kids, if they want kids, they should stay in their country, but it is easy to come here as asylum seeker but often they come here for easy money (as many poor people in countries where government is democratic, people can not use asylum or get visa so they can not do it, i think it should be at least this fair to ban them from having kids in UK and any other country) btw. im immigrant myself:) i do belive in human rights , that why i think like i think :) you have right to chose, be free, or have kids in your country, as my dad says "world aint black and white, it aint Western (as kind of movie) " and if you ask me about human rights i can tell you that my granddad died in country i come from so it can be free now, my dad been chased by government, the thing is that if you decide duck instead than fight for freedom, your right is to live and nothing more, as i dont like cowards mkay? and ive moved here coz here is better education and there is nothing more to fight for in there :P voodoobluesman im not talking about EU citizens but about asylum imigrants:D so i dont know why you mentioned Poland isntead of for example Arabia... or anything
Immigration / Asylum / informant - USA? What are the laws regarding asylum for an individual who became a states' witness in a federal criminal drug case? A relative worked for the state as a witness, now he wants to get asylum because he fears the guerillas in his home country! I need some case history regarding informants who seek asylum. Thank you
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