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The Architecture of Madness Insane Asylums in the United States (Architecture, Landscape and Amer Culture)

Carla Yanni

Elaborately conceived, grandly constructed insane asylums—ranging in appearance from classical temples to Gothic castles—were once a common sight looming on the outskirts of American towns and cities. Many of these buildings were razed long ago, and those that remain stand as grim reminders of an of...

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It was a book mentioned by Delaney Hall, in which the author discussed how mental health treatment differed based on socioeconomic status in the early 19th century. Wealthy families kept insane relatives at home, while poor people were often jailed or sent to almshouses.

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Carla Yanni is an architectural historian at Rutgers who wrote a book called The Architecture of Madness and she says that what happened to someone who was labeled insane in the early 19th century wou...

— Episode: The Kirkbride Plan

Episode: The Kirkbride Plan

It was a book mentioned by Delaney Hall, in which the author discussed how mental health treatment differed based on socioeconomic status in the early 19th century. Wealthy families kept insane relatives at home, while poor people were often jailed or sent to almshouses.

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Carla Yanni is an architectural historian at Rutgers who wrote a book called The Architecture of Madness and she says that what happened to someone who was labeled insane in the early 19th century would have depended mostly on their class.

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