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Images of America Ser.: Westborough State Hospital by Katherine Anderson (2019, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherArcadia Publishing

ISBN-101467103187

ISBN-139781467103183

eBay Product ID (ePID)3038387322

Product Key Features

Number of Pages128 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameWestborough State Hospital

SubjectUnited States / State & Local / New England (Ct, mA, Me, NH, Ri, VT), Mental Health, Hospital Administration & Care, United States / General

Publication Year2019

TypeTextbook

AuthorKatherine Anderson

Subject AreaHistory, Medical

SeriesImages of America Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.3 in

Item Weight0.7 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2018-965130

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal362.2/1097443

SynopsisOn the banks of Lake Chauncy sit the remains of the Westborough Insane Hospital, later known as Westborough State Hospital. Westborough is perhaps best known as the second homeopathic hospital for the insane in the United States and the first example of institutional reuse in the nation. The hospital's unique treatment methods put it squarely at the forefront of mental health treatment, and it was one of the last state hospitals in Massachusetts to close its doors. The pioneering African American pathologist Solomon Carter Fuller spent much of his career at Westborough studying the physical changes made to the brain by Alzheimer's. When it closed in 2010, it was the only state hospital in New England with a dedicated unit for deaf and hard of hearing patients. Though somewhat less infamous than some of its neighbors, Westborough holds a very distinctive place in the history of mental health treatment., On the banks of Lake Chauncy sit the remains of the Westborough Insane Hospital, later known as Westborough State Hospital. Westborough is perhaps best known as the second homeopathic hospital for the insane in the United States and the first example of i

LC Classification NumberRC445.M4A53 2019