Mental: A History of the Madhouse
2010
⭐4.5(2 votes)
59m
Documentary
Overview
Documentary which tells the fascinating and poignant story of the closure of Britain's mental asylums. In the post-war period, 150,000 people were hidden away in 120 of these vast Victorian institutions all across the country. Today, most mental patients, or service users as they are now called, live out in the community and the asylums have all but disappeared. Through powerful testimonies from patients, nurses and doctors, the film explores this seismic revolution and what it tells us about society's changing attitudes to mental illness over the last sixty years.
About Mental: A History of the Madhouse
Mental: A History of the Madhouse (2010) is a Documentary film that follows documentary which tells the fascinating and poignant story of the closure of Britain's mental asylums. In the post-war period, 150,000 people were hidden away in 120 of these vast Victorian institutions all across the country. Today, most mental patients, or service users as they are now called, live out in the community and the asylums have all but disappeared. Through powerful testimonies from patients, nurses and doctors, the film explores this seismic revolution and what it tells us about society's changing attitudes to mental illness over the last sixty years. Mental: A History of the Madhouse is not currently listed with streaming providers in your selected region, but availability can change over time. It has a user rating of 4.5 out of 10 from 2 votes. Fans of documentary movies may also want to explore similar titles below.
