Event Title
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.
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
