257 Comments Posted by MARIE, CMT

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Such a "hauntingly" beautiful building, yet such a sad history...let's pray for all those former patients and all the mentally ill today in the world. They need our prayers. Let's also pray for the repose of the souls who died...may they rest in peace in the arns of God.
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Great photo! Art Therapy is very helpful, along with Music Therapy. I am Music Therapist, and have worked with psychiatric, geratric, and mentally retarded clients. I found that the Creative Arts Therapies helped with client expression, when mere words could not. I really miss DSH-it was the most beautiful piece of asylum architecture that I have ever seen. DSH has a "haunting" atmostphere that speaks of both beauty and sadness. It is a shame that they did not rehab the entire campus, and create a therapeutic environment for clients.