Bedlam Mental Hospital or Insane Asylums?!


Question: Bedlam Mental Hospital or Insane Asylums!?
I am very interested by old Mental Hospitals, (always have been, my Grandfather specialized in Schizophrenia at the State mental Health clinic, and I've always been so intreasted in the subject!.) anyway, I am writing on the subject but am haveing trouble finding good research!. Does anyone know of a site where I can find some good information as well as amybe some stories of myths about Bedlam Royal Hospital or some other Mental Health clinics with a 'questionable' past around the same time period!? Even some WWII era assylums owuld be perfect!.
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There was brainwashing and mind control experiments that went on from 1957-1964 in Montreal at the allan memorial institute of mcgill university!. It was funded by the CIA and canadian gov!. and ran by dr!. Ewen Cameron!. The project name was MKULTRA!. It involved using LSD and electro convulsive therapy beyond extreams on unknowing patients!. The experiments were conducted to find the perfect "truth drug" so it could be used with war prisoners!. Very interestin!.!.!. try wikipeidia for any basic infoWww@Answer-Health@Com

Try searching it on Wikipedia, maybe you'll find something there =)Www@Answer-Health@Com

Main article: Bedlam
the first asylum for the mentally ill in England!. It is currently located in Beckenham, Kent!. The word bedlam came to be used generically for all psychiatric hospitals and sometimes is used colloquially for an uproar!.

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London's Last Bartholomew Fair!.
By: Cavendish, Richard!. History Today, Sep2005, Vol!. 55 Issue 9, p52-52
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The Trials of Lapo!.
By: Davis, Matt!. AutoWeek, 11/21/2005, Vol!. 55 Issue 47, p14-14
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Crain's Chicago Business, 11/28/2005, Vol!. 28 Issue 48, p46-46
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By: Rosenshine, Allen!. Advertising Age, 6/19/2006, Vol!. 77 Issue 25, p17-17
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