A Comparison of Hospital Reports and Past Media Reports on the Living Conditions and Treatment of Patients at Minnesota’s First Hospital for the Insane

Location

CSU Ballroom

Start Date

11-4-2017 2:00 PM

End Date

11-4-2017 3:30 PM

Student's Major

Psychology

Student's College

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Mentor's Name

Andrea Lassiter

Mentor's Department

Psychology

Mentor's College

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Description

Since the beginning of treatment of the mentally ill, there has also been perceptions of mistreatment. This research will examine descriptions of the conditions of the Minnesota's First Hospital for the Insane as told by hospital reports and state documents, and compare this with media reports from the past. By comparing official state documents with state and media records, I hope to give a more thorough and accurate depiction of what life and treatment was like there in the past. The first hospital in St. Peter, Minnesota, opened in 1866 and has been treating patients ever since. Some techniques that are no longer used for treatment of the mentally ill were very typical at such hospitals in America in the late 1800s. This research will describe 1) what the conditions were like in this hospital before 1900, 2) what was reported in state executive documents and newspapers, and 3) what significance the differences and similarities between the two sources hold.

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A Comparison of Hospital Reports and Past Media Reports on the Living Conditions and Treatment of Patients at Minnesota’s First Hospital for the Insane

CSU Ballroom

Since the beginning of treatment of the mentally ill, there has also been perceptions of mistreatment. This research will examine descriptions of the conditions of the Minnesota's First Hospital for the Insane as told by hospital reports and state documents, and compare this with media reports from the past. By comparing official state documents with state and media records, I hope to give a more thorough and accurate depiction of what life and treatment was like there in the past. The first hospital in St. Peter, Minnesota, opened in 1866 and has been treating patients ever since. Some techniques that are no longer used for treatment of the mentally ill were very typical at such hospitals in America in the late 1800s. This research will describe 1) what the conditions were like in this hospital before 1900, 2) what was reported in state executive documents and newspapers, and 3) what significance the differences and similarities between the two sources hold.

Recommended Citation

Maciej, Jordan. "A Comparison of Hospital Reports and Past Media Reports on the Living Conditions and Treatment of Patients at Minnesota’s First Hospital for the Insane." Undergraduate Research Symposium, Mankato, MN, April 11, 2017.
https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/urs/2017/poster-session-B/31