Toledo state hospital / Kimberly Brownlee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brownlee, Kimberly, author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychiatric hospitals--Ohio.

Psychiatric hospitals.

Toledo (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works.

Toledo (Ohio).

Toledo Asylum for the Insane (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works.

Toledo Asylum for the Insane (Ohio).

Toledo State Hospital (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works.

Toledo State Hospital (Ohio).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (211 pages).

Place of Publication:

Charleston, South Carolina : Arcadia Publishing, [2020]

Summary:

The Toledo State Hospital opened in 1888, and its design and healing approach were revolutionary for the time. First in the country built entirely on the "cottage model, " its plan was intended to create a homelike atmosphere in a beautifully manicured landscape. Treatment methods were based on the "moral treatment" philosophy, the belief that calming surroundings with nutritious food, productive work, and diversion would help the disturbed mind to heal. Over the years, facilities were expanded to serve a burgeoning patient population, and medications and treatments evolved. In the 1950s, however, the population began a steady decline due to the advent of services in the community and to advances in psychotropic drugs. As the old buildings were emptied, they were demolished, and all were gone by 1981.

Contents:

1838-1888

1888-1920

1920-1950

Plot plans

The cemeteries

Then and now.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781439669891

1439669899