L. F. Blanchard

Pictorial history of four mental health institutions in Connecticut from the 19th to 20th century that have been since closed, generally due to abuse.

I was looking forward to reading this book as it belongs to the series of Images of America and in October I had completed [Fort Delaware (Images of America) which was very interesting and informative.

This book lacks the cohesion of Fort Delaware, the photographs were not labeled and while looking at old buildings may be interesting, I needed more knowledge to understand what I was seeing and its context to the history.

If you are looking for information on the history of mental health and the strides that these institutions helped create, this book doesn’t provide it. Only 4 case studies and the names of many superintendents.… (más)