1,337 Comments for Middletown State Hospital

Thanks Jeni. I've seen stacks of "Restraint and Seclusion Order" cards from the early 1970s; they were all signed by a doctor and were almost always filled out in the same fashion; form of restraint: "Camisole," reason: "To prevent injury and self & others." These descriptions may as well have been pre-printed on the card as they were all precisely the same. Maximum limit (back then, I guess) was 2 hours, with a minimum of 15 minutes before being placed back in. Many cards detailed almost 24 hours of seclusion or restraint with these 15 minute breaks required by law.

The photos are amazing!! I worked for a private psych hospital (I was the Social Worker for the acute unit) and we used restraint boards. The board was carried over to where ever the patient was and the patient was put in 5 point restraints attached to the board. The patient would then be carried on the board over to the seclusion room where the board was attached to a bed frame. The bed frame was attached to the floor. Patients are always restrainted laying face down and on q5 min checks. Usually medication was used to calm the patient and they never spent more than an hour in the seclusion room.

Amazing. Love your photography. Makes me shed reality a bit. Thank you.

This was one of the most haunted places in the usa i seen so many orbs and creepy dismembered bodies floating around the casket room as they seemed to be waiting for there caskets i took many pictures and u could see dismembered bodies floating in and out of them creepy old caskets so many lost souls it was just pure sickness in this crazy place enter if u dare!!!! Be careful not to take home and visitors as they do attach themselves to you it happened to me this orb seemed to hitchhike home with me as i left i felt strange as i went back to the car i seen this crazy reddish orb flying in and out of my car i also have pictures of crazy zombie orb it seemed to dissapair as i drove to my hotel room as i went to bed that night there was strange noises as i thought i was dreaming there were orbs flying around the room seem like they were having a party just slowly flying into each other as morning came i drove back home it was 12 hour drive as i was pulling into my driveway i see the same reddish orb fly through my front door and dissapear ever since then my home is now haunted by this strange orb i cant seem to get rid of this orb i have had paranormal investgators there and they made contact with this orb i got lucky the orb flew into one of the female investagtors and i never seen it again and my home is now normal again i think if i would have had been wearing my cross it would have helped me out now when i explorer i bring holy water and my cross with me!!! Thank god the orb left my home i will never enter that place again!!!!

Those tree branches look like a hand across the window, but their shadow doesn't show in the backlit projection on the wall. Interesting...

Love, love this site! Pics are very interesting and stories of the abandoned buildings!

...cool blue...............
Some of the doors do not have transom windows. We will never know why.
Like Northwood Asylum a lot.

This one gets to me Motts. Not sure if its the black and white or what but my God does this get to me.

There's an almost menacing looking figure in that top area

You...are an AMAZING photographer!

At first I just thought this was a large room with a cathedral ceiling that's about to fall! : )

It's a bit too thick for electrical conduit, and the lamps are still on the ceiling, which makes me think it's a sprinkler system for fire safety. Those safety codes came along after these buildings were constructed, so they are often obvious instead of being integrated with the building.

thank you all for your answers, very interesting

Fantastic gallery, Motts! Just like Freespirit I'm looking forward to seeing a gallery from the deep South. : )

Just like 2 or 3 other photos in this gallery, I really like the lighting in this shot, Motts!