[Download PDF] The Lives They Left Behind: Suitcases from a State Hospital Attic Writen By Darby Penney

The Lives They Left Behind: Suitcases from a State Hospital Attic

By : Darby Penney

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When Willard State Hospital closed its doors in 1995, after operating as one of New York State?s largest mental institutions for over 120 years, a forgotten attic filled with suitcases belonging to former patients was discovered. Using the possessions found in these suitcases along with institutional records and doctors? notes from patient sessions, Darby Penney, a leading advocate of patients? rights, and Peter Stastny, a psychiatrist and documentary filmmaker, were able to reconstruct the lives of ten patients who resided at Willard during the first half of the twentieth century. The Lives They Left Behind tells their story. In addition to these human portraits, the book contains over 100 photographs as well as valuable historical background on how this state-funded institution operated. As it restores the humanity of the individuals it so poignantly evokes, The Lives They Left Behind reveals the vast historical inadequacies of a psychiatric system that has yet to heal itself.

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Author : Darby Penney

Pages : 208 pages

Publisher : Bellevue Literary Press

Language : eng

ISBN-10 : 1934137146

ISBN-13 : 9781934137147

 
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