1,656 Comments for Northam Manor Psychiatric Hospital

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Well, this set was aptly named! Very interesting photos. Thank you for sharing them with us!
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Nuts, I can't access it either, although apparently my university has a hard copy of it somewhere. That would be an interesting read!
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Absolutely FABULOUS shot!!!
Amazing set!
Thank you so much!!!
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WOW WOW WOW
Amazing!!!
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Yeah, I've definitely seen that painting before. And there was a caption or comment about how it looked like he was supposed to be holding a knife in his hand or something. Ring a bell for anyone else?
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Just hazarding a guess... but if all that poop on the table is from the cat, then it must have been around for a while. Maybe the shrinking tendons or something pulled the head back like that after the cat died?

Still... freakin' creepy.
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Brilliant!
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I love the open door photos you take.
Reminds me of the song Freebird, absolutely beautiful!
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I've noticed that a lot of comments on these photos tend to label as "creepy" items that are actually quite benign when you know what they're intended for.

But, this picture is just freakin' creepy.
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Bring out the dead !
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OMG!!! SICK
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I couldn't access the entire article - all I could find was the abstract that the authors wrote.
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Yes, the size is about right - you needed to be able to look in to make sure the person was OK if they suddenly got quiet. If the window was too big it would be distracting to the person who was supposed to be in a less stimulating environment and it would be too public - the person would become increasingly agitated and this is one of the few "interventions" they had before medications were developed.

A seclusion room was only supposed to be used if the person was too excited or wound up to be in a regular "stimulating" environment but they weren't supposed to be used if the person was suicidal or engaged in self-injurious behavior. Doesn't mean they always worked the way they "should" have or were always used the way they were designed, of course.
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Kinda looks like a prone cart, but it sure seems too short.

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Absolutely stunning! Thanks, Mr Motts!!!