1,944 Comments for Worcester State Hospital

Lynne: >Having worked in schools, hospitals, group homes, nursing homes, foster homes, private homes, and institutions, I promise you that what happens "in there" also happens "out here."<

No argument there. NY has involuntary outpatient commitment and I've seen / known of atrocities in a wide variety of settings. Inpatient psychiatry doesn't have a monopoly by any means.

Be that as it may...

rich_edwards: > It seems that people assume that the ECT, chemical coshing' and neglect of their worst institutional nightmares still goes on<

They do. Involuntary electroconvulsive treatment still takes place in NY's psych centers. (Not each and every one of them, but yes, they have procedures and those procedures set forth exactly how one imposes electroshock on folks against their will when they wish to do so). And yes, neuroleptic drugs and shock are both used as punishment for unwanted behavior.

How the hell did you get in there!

Everything is still kinda scary but look at those toliets.

This sink is just too clean.

I love this building

Nice structure

*Brrr...*
That pic gives me the Hebily Jebies!
Just... *Brrr...*
Thats gonna give me night mares

I stood right here and smoked one the other night. I felt as though I wasn't alone.

How very forlorn and sad.

Apparently there was no such thing as privacy. Yikes.

I love the color contrasts, it gives the building personality.

I agree derelict.

stunning imposing shot

it all looks like outside the doctors office in the school i went to as a kid. Usually there was only a nurse but when you turned 7 and 10, i think it was, the doc, checked up on all in that year. It took him a day and one could have to sit and wait quite a while.

That pic freaks me out, I hate spiders big time ! Wouldnt have gone anywhere near that box for all the money in the world