3,664 Comments for Greystone Park Psychiatric Center

@Dawn Michelle
I wouldn't want to sleep there either.

breathtaking

Truely amazing composition. I have seen similar things in several different mental health centers.

Interesting shot although I'm not sure why.

This photo leaves me speechless

No comment really. Just an interesting photo.

I like this room...no this room...no this room...I can't decide darn it.
Amazing shot. I suppose I have a fondness for hallway and seclusion room shots. (^ ^)

Interesting shot.

I agree with most of the above statements but remember not all staff members were abusive. I would estimate that about 80% of the homeless you see today have/had some sort of psychiatric illness or issue. Sad but true to quote Metallica. I would also quess that the adult cribs were for those who were very chronically ill or perhaps even severly retarded.

Nice photo. I like the way the paint is peeling off the wall in small sections like sunburned skin.

Sitting here on a Friday night looking at great pics & listening to Death Metal.Wondering when his demise shall come.

*waving hear hand* third one for Megadeth, especially after their performance during Sonisphere in Warsaw lately ; )

The peeling paint makes it look like the building has some sort of disease.

Some of the residents used magazine pictures to comprise their "family" albums. Usually, by the time someone is institutionalized, they have burned all their bridges and have very little contact with their families. Back so long ago their was very little understanding or tolerance for mental illness. People were expected to "pull themselves up by their bootstraps".

They only want to commit people that are a danger to themselves for others. The goal is to move people up to the level to be able to live in the least restrictive setting. Only when they closed down facilities did they realize how short of housing they were for these people.