Medical Malpractice

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.

Public Comments

1. Hey there, I also googled "asylums in the 1900s" and the first hit I found was very informative. Here's the link: http://www.toddlertime.com/advocacy/hospitals/Asylum/history-asylum.htm
2. google bedlam. ill getcha started! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedlam
3. I dont know but they were not nice places i know that much. Maybee try Highroids hospital in Leeds.