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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] The Eerie Side Podcast (00:16:01)

3. (Cont.) Ep. 60: History of Seacliff Mental Hospital, Part 2 (1889-1920) (00:16:25)

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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.

Check out our Patreon page (with new content!): http://www.patreon.com/behindthewallspodcast

Check out our Beacons page: https://beacons.ai/behindthewallspodcast

Support the Show.

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Chapters

1. Ep. 60: History of Seacliff Mental Hospital, Part 2 (1889-1920) (00:00:00)

2. [Ad] The Eerie Side Podcast (00:16:01)

3. (Cont.) Ep. 60: History of Seacliff Mental Hospital, Part 2 (1889-1920) (00:16:25)

63 episodes

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