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Behind the Walls of the World’s Psychiatric Hospitals

Hosted by Dr. Sarah Gallup · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 101 episodes

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This podcast examines the history of now-defunct or abandoned psychiatric hospitals. Listen every week to learn about the history of mental health care and the true stories of the people who lived and worked behind the walls.

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Dr. Sarah Gallup hosts Behind the Walls of the World’s Psychiatric Hospitals, a history show with 101 episodes published.

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Ep. 101: McLean Psychiatric Hospital, Part 1 (1818-1896)

May 10, 202625mEp. 101

Send us Fan Mail This week's episode looks at the early years of McLean Psychiatric Hospital, originally called the Charlestown Asylum and Somerville Asylum. Find out what caused a delay in the funding and building of th

Ep. 100: History of Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, Part 3 (1940-2026)

Jan 19, 202635mEp. 100

Send us Fan Mail IT'S MY 100th EPISODE!!! This week we wrap up the history of the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum and find out which treatment was used over a two-week period in an attempt to discharge patients quickly fr

Ep. 99: History of Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum (1893-1940)

Dec 29, 202536mEp. 99

Send us Fan Mail This week we look at the expansion of the asylum around the turn of the 20th century. Find out what types of treatment were used, learn what unusual (and sad) reasons got people committed to the asylum,

Ep. 98: History of the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, Part 1 (1858-1893)

Dec 8, 202537mEp. 98

Send us Fan Mail This week we start a series on Sarah's "holy grail" asylum! Learn about why it took 23 years for the asylum to be built and who was involved in the labor. Find out how the hospital took on an additional

Ep. 97: Interview with Jacqui Sanders

Oct 27, 202552mEp. 97

Send us Fan Mail This week I interview historian Jacqui Sanders to discuss her study of the children and women of Aradale Mental Hospital in Australia and the release of her new book, Form of Insanity . Find out how Jacq

Ep. 96: History of the Fernald State School (1950-2014)

Sep 28, 202535mEp. 96

Send us Fan Mail This week's episode examines the final decades of the Fernald State School. Find out about the pivotal moment in Ward 22 that forever changed the school. Learn about the fate of the Science Club members.

Ep. 95: History of the Fernald State School (1912-1949)

Sep 1, 202533mEp. 95

Send us Fan Mail This week's episode discusses the years that Dr. Fernald, Dr. Greene, and Dr. Farrell were superintendents at the school. Learn about the legacy of one of the superintendents and how he single-handedly i

Ep. 94: History of the Fernald State School (1889-1912)

Aug 10, 202535mEp. 94

Send us Fan Mail This week we discuss the first two decades of Dr. Walter E. Fernald's tenure at the Massachusetts School for the Feeble-Minded. Find out how he was able to expand the school in order to quickly grow to o

Ep. 93: History of the Fernald State School (1852-1888)

Jul 27, 202530mEp. 93

Send us Fan Mail This week we discuss the many changes in the Massachusetts School for Idiotic and Feeble-Minded Youth, which included a name change, three locations, and three different superintendents. Find out what an

Ep. 92: History of the Fernald State School, Part 1 (1845-1852)

Jul 13, 202537mEp. 92

Send us Fan Mail This week we look at the early beginnings of what would become the Fernald State School in Massachusetts. At its outset, it was known as the Experimental School for Teaching and Training Idiotic Children

Ep. 91: History of Spinalonga Leper Colony

Jun 29, 202527mEp. 91

Send us Fan Mail This week we reminisce about Sarah's recent trip to Crete and her visit to the Spinalonga Leper Colony. Learn about the three different "eras" the island experienced as a Venetian stronghold, Ottoman out

Ep. 90: Legends and Lore of Camarillo State Hospital

May 26, 202515mEp. 90

Send us Fan Mail This week we look at some of the paranormal activity and stories that have come from Camarillo State Hospital. Find out about the woman in white, the creepy goings-on in the former children's building, a

Ep. 89: History of Camarillo State Hospital Children and Adolescent Programs

May 11, 202523mEp. 89

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode, we discuss the history of the children and adolescent programs at Camarillo State Hospital. Find out where children lived when they were first introduced to the hospital and how l

Ep. 88: Camarillo State Hospital, Part 2 (1958-1997)

May 4, 202529mEp. 88

Send us Fan Mail This week's episode explores the final decades of operation at Camarillo State Hospital. Learn about the introduction of the Developmental Center that separated patients with mental illness and those wit

Ep. 87: Camarillo State Hospital, Part 1 (1929-1957)

Apr 13, 202530mEp. 87

Send us Fan Mail This week's episode examines the early years of Camarillo State Hospital in Camarillo, California. Find out why it grew so quickly in its first decade, and learn how many patients it housed at its peak.

Ep. 86: Zelda Fitzgerald and the Craig House

Mar 23, 202521mEp. 86

Send us Fan Mail This week's episode explores the life and hospitalizations of author and artist Zelda Fitzgerald. Discover where she was institutionalized throughout her life and how her life came to a tragic end. Learn

Ep. 85: Interview with Rusty Tagliareni and Lisa Marie Blohm

Mar 2, 202550mEp. 85

Send us Fan Mail This week, Sarah interviews Rusty Tagliareni (photographer and co-author of the Images of America book on Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital) and Lisa Marie Blohm (President of Preservation Works advoca

Ep. 84: People of Greystone Park Psychiatric Center (Harrison W. Noel)

Feb 23, 202530mEp. 84

Send us Fan Mail This week's episode tells the story of a patient, Harrison W. Noel, who was committed to Greystone Park for the rest of his life following the commission of a gruesome double murder and kidnapping. Learn

Ep. 83: People of Greystone Park Psychiatric Center (Woody Guthrie)

Feb 17, 202543mEp. 83

Send us Fan Mail This week's episode examines the life, music, activism, and eventual hospitalization of folk singer Woody Guthrie. Find out how he got started in music and who influenced him along the way. Learn why he

Ep. 82: History of Greystone Park Psychiatric Center, Part 4 (1950-2015)

Feb 2, 202543mEp. 82

Send us Fan Mail This week's episode discusses the arc of deinstitutionalization at Greystone Park, from the early-1950s until the closure of the original Kirkbride building in 2008. Find out how many people lived at Gre

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Behind the Walls of the World’s Psychiatric Hospitals is hosted by Dr. Sarah Gallup. The show is categorised under history (health) and has published 101 episodes.

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