Inside Oregon State Hospital: A History of Tragedy and Triumph (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781540221643)

Seen through the eyes of the patients who lived there, Inside Oregon State Hospital" examines the world of the Northwest's oldest mental hospital, established in 1883. In desperate attempts to cure their patients, physicians injected them with deadly medications, cut holes in their heads, and sterilized them. Years of insufficient funding caused the hospital to decay into a crumbling facility with too few staff, as seen in the 1975 film "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." Today, after a $360 million makeover, Oregon State Hospital is a modern treatment hospital for the state's civil and forensic mentally ill. In this compelling account of the institution's tragedies and triumphs, author Diane Goeres-Gardner offers an unparalleled look at the very human story of Oregon's historic asylum."

Author: Diane L. Goeres-Gardner
ISBN-10: 1540221644
ISBN-13: 9781540221643
Publisher: History Press Library Editions
Language: English
Published: 05/21/2013
Pages: 338
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.37lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d