Why Were Asylums and State Hospitals Built?: Abandoned Asylums Part 1 | Abandoned America Podcast

Season 1, Episode 4
Premiere: April 18, 2022
Guest Host: Matt Lambros
Music by: Rival Consoles
Photo Gallery: Matt Lambros' Abandoned Hospital Photos
Photo Gallery: Abandoned State Hospitals
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Of all the American ruins, asylums are perhaps the most iconic - but how did so many come to be left to rot across the country? In this two part episode we'll cover the history of the American state hospital system with my guest, Matt Lambros, creator of the After the Final Curtain podcast and book series. How were individuals with mental illness treated before the asylums were built? What led to their foundation, which was so idealistic and progressive, and how did the ambitious plan to provide humane care go so wrong that the term asylum became synonymous with a house of horrors?

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