The Michigan Asylum for the Insane opened in Kalamazoo in 1859 as Michigan's first state institution created solely for the care and treatment of the mentally ill. Explore the history of this fascinating facility as author William A. Decker, M.D. discusses his 2009 Michigan Notable Book, Asylum for the Insane: A History of the Kalamazoo State Hospital, Wednesday, May 6 at 7 p.m. in the Library Programming Center.
In this outstanding history, complete with dozens of images and schematic maps, Dr. Decker, a former medical superintendent of the hospital, places emphasis on the treatments themselves, including hydrotherapy, electro- convulsive therapy and psychoanalysis, the various instruments used and the growth and development of the hospital's campuses and buildings. Please register at www.shpl.net or by calling (586) 446-2640.Wednesday, May 6, 2009
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