Horrifying Images Of Vintage Insane Asylums
Andrew Cunningham
Published
03/28/2016
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Take a creepy medical tour of the past.
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You could be admitted to an asylum for being "lazy" or "masturbation for 30 years". -
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A mask used to keep patients from biting people. -
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20th century radium therapy probably did more harm than good. -
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Patient in a straightjacket. -
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Pieces of patients' brains stored in wax from the early 1800's. -
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A device used to deliver a "sleeping massage" was thought to help calm patients. -
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This photo (1961) from a Spanish asylum seems to be some type of cruel punishment or restraining device. -
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Creepy wall art seen in an abandoned institution in Italy. -
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A patient receiving a Diathermia treatment (sending a jolt of electricity through the patient's brain). -
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Patients in the sauna. It was once thought that steam could cure mental disorders. -
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An abstract drawing done by a schizophrenic patient. -
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Lobotomy tools. -
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"Group Therapy" -
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A common type of restraint chair.
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