ASYLUM
SCANDALS
Abuse, Torture, Corruption and Murder in Minnesota’s State Hospitals
PATRICIA LUBECK
Can you imagine life for people committed to the insane asylum in the 19th century? “Asylum Scandals” provides a picture of life in the state hospitals between 1867 and 1915. The book includes actual experiences of patients who saw abuse, neglect, torture, and murder. There were complicated medical procedures like lobotomies, electric shock therapy, and hydrotherapy sprays. Here, horrible truths that occurred inside the brick walls of the state hospitals are exposed.
PATRICIA LUBECK
Patricia Lubeck grew up in a small, rural town in southwestern Minnesota. After high school, she attended the University of Minnesota for a year; then trained to become an ophthalmic assistant, working with four prominent ophthalmologists in downtown Minneapolis.
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