To establish the context within which the Kalamazoo Hospital came to be built, Decker begins the story in Europe in the previous centuries with historical antecedents, theories about mental illness and the treatment of mental disorders. These formative, primitive ideas were gradually adopted in this country where very little understanding of mental disorders existed. When the Kalamazoo State Hospital was founded, then named the Michigan Asylum for the Insane, in 1854, there were no private practitioners of psychiatry even in the largest cities. Psychiatry grew out of the exchange of information between the medical staff of these new public institutions. Dr. Decker gives readers a comprehensive view of Michigan s first psychiatric facility including the architectural style and plans, building descriptions and history, Legislative Acts regarding the operation and governance, personnel including Medical Directors, historical perspective on the causes of insanity, their treatment and services, noteworthy events and a complete bibliography and appendex.

Asylum for the Insane: A History of the Kalamazoo State Hospital

History

Decker, William A., M.D.

Americas

Arbutus Pr

A comprehensive history of the third Asylum built in the State of Michigan in 1885, the Traverse City State Hospital. Author William Decker, M.D. researched the location of historic buildings, hospital personnel and administrators, patient treatment modalities, the spacious grounds and extensive tree plantings, livestock barns used at the hospital farm and interesting trivia and incidents. This most ambition and complete book contains more than 100 historic photos and illustrations, footnotes and an index.

Northern Michigan Asylum: A History of the Traverse City State Hospital

Medical Books

A history of The Newberry State Hospital which served the mentally ill of Michigan's Upper Peninsula until its closure in 1992.

Upper Peninsula Hospital: A History of The Newberry State Hospital

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Asylum for the Insane: A History of the Kalamazoo State Hospital

Northern Michigan Asylum: A History of the Traverse City State Hospital

Upper Peninsula Hospital: A History of The Newberry State Hospital