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Asylum: A History of the Mental Institution in America
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Asylum: A History of the Mental Institution in America

Jan 1, 1989
1h 0m
★ 0.0

Overview

The complex and controversial history of the mental institution in the U.S. through a detailed study of St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, D.C.

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Documentary

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Cast

Gerald N. Grob

Himself

Gerald N. Grob

David J. Rothman

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David J. Rothman

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