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  2. Lunatic asylum - Wikipedia

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    The lunatic asylum, insane asylum or mental asylum was an institution where people with mental illness were confined. It was an early precursor of the modern psychiatric hospital . Modern psychiatric hospitals evolved from and eventually replaced the older lunatic asylum.

  3. Friern Hospital - Wikipedia

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    Friern Hospital (formerly Colney Hatch Lunatic Asylum) was a psychiatric hospital in the parish of Friern Barnet close to a crossroads which had a hamlet known as Colney Hatch. In 1965, it became part of the London Borough of Barnet and in the early 21st century was converted to residential housing as Princess Park Manor and Friern Village.

  4. Psychiatric hospital - Wikipedia

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    A psychiatric hospital, also known as a mental health hospital, a behavioral health hospital, or an asylum is a specialized medical facility that focuses on the treatment of severe mental disorders. These institutions cater to patients with conditions such as schizophrenia , bipolar disorder , major depressive disorder , and eating disorders ...

  5. Kirkbride Plan - Wikipedia

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    Dix's effort led to the construction of the New Jersey State Lunatic Asylum, the first complete asylum built on the Kirkbride Plan. [4] Thomas Story Kirkbride (1809–1883), a psychiatrist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, developed his requirements of asylum design based on a philosophy of Moral Treatment [5] and environmental determinism. [6]

  6. Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum - Wikipedia

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    The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum was a psychiatric hospital located in Weston, West Virginia and known by other names such as West Virginia Hospital for the Insane and Weston State Hospital. The asylum was open to patients from October 1864 until May 1994.

  7. Lunacy Act 1845 - Wikipedia

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    The first asylum owing to the County Asylums Act opened at Northampton in 1811. By 1827 however only nine county asylums had opened and many patients were still in gaol as prisoners and criminals. As a consequence of this slow progress the Lunacy Act 1845 created the Lunacy Commission to focus on lunacy legislation. [ 1 ]

  8. Asylum Isn't As Crazy as Trump Claims (opinion) - AOL

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    Asylum derives from the ancient Greek word asylos (a - "without" and sylos- "the right of seizure") and was originally defined as a "sanctuary or inviolable place of refuge and protection for ...

  9. St Bernard's Hospital, Hanwell - Wikipedia

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    St Bernard's Hospital, also known as Hanwell Insane Asylum and the Hanwell Pauper and Lunatic Asylum, was an asylum built for the pauper insane, opening as the First Middlesex County Asylum in 1831. Some of the original buildings are now part of the headquarters for the West London Mental Health NHS Trust (WLMHT).