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Ep. 60: History of Seacliff Mental Hospital, Part 2 (1889-1920)
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This week's episode looks at the history of Seacliff Lunatic Asylum during the tenure of superintendent Dr. Truby King. Find out what improvements he made to the asylum and what clinical interests sidetracked him along the way. Learn some of the reasons why he became infamous in New Zealand and some of the reasons why we should review his legacy with caution.
Primary sources for this week's episode include Frank Tod's book The History of Seacliff and an anthology entitled "Unfortunate Folk": Essays on Mental Health Treatment 1863-1992, edited by Barbara Brookes and Jane Thomson. All other sources will be listed at the end of the episode transcript.
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1. Ep. 60: History of Seacliff Mental Hospital, Part 2 (1889-1920) (00:00:00)
2. [Ad] Dan Bain's Sleepy Time Mumbles (00:16:01)
3. (Cont.) Ep. 60: History of Seacliff Mental Hospital, Part 2 (1889-1920) (00:16:41)
68 episodes
Manage episode 424021713 series 3431757
This week's episode looks at the history of Seacliff Lunatic Asylum during the tenure of superintendent Dr. Truby King. Find out what improvements he made to the asylum and what clinical interests sidetracked him along the way. Learn some of the reasons why he became infamous in New Zealand and some of the reasons why we should review his legacy with caution.
Primary sources for this week's episode include Frank Tod's book The History of Seacliff and an anthology entitled "Unfortunate Folk": Essays on Mental Health Treatment 1863-1992, edited by Barbara Brookes and Jane Thomson. All other sources will be listed at the end of the episode transcript.
Check out our Patreon page (with new content!): http://www.patreon.com/behindthewallspodcast
Check out our Beacons page: https://beacons.ai/behindthewallspodcast
Dan Bain's Sleepy Time MumblesAre podcasts TOO interesting? Need a podcast you CAN miss? Every episode Dan Bain...
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
Chapters
1. Ep. 60: History of Seacliff Mental Hospital, Part 2 (1889-1920) (00:00:00)
2. [Ad] Dan Bain's Sleepy Time Mumbles (00:16:01)
3. (Cont.) Ep. 60: History of Seacliff Mental Hospital, Part 2 (1889-1920) (00:16:41)
68 episodes
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