was a physician, alienist, hospital superintendent for the Institute of the Pennsylvania Hospital, and primary founder of the Association of Medical Superintendents of American Institutions for the Insane (AMSAII), the organizational precursor to the American Psychiatric Association. He developed and advocated the use of his new hospital design called the Kirkbride Plan, which was ultimately adopted by many mental hospital developers.
Located in Trenton / Ewing NJ, this facility was founded by Dorothea Dix and it was the first mental hospital to be built utilizing the Kirkbride plan. Now known as Trenton State Hospital, it is still open today.
Located in Indianapolis, IN, this facility was founded by . Demolished in the 1970's
Located in Jacksonville, IL, this facility was founded by . The Kirkbride was demolished in 1970.
Located in Harrisburgh, PA, this facility was founded by . The Kirkbride was demolished in 1893.
Located in Taunton, MA , this facility was founded by . The Kirkbride was demolished in 2009.
Located in Hopkinsville, KY , this facility was founded by . Currently known as Western Lunatic Asylum, the hospital is still in use to this day.
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Tranquilizers and several effective psychotropic medications became available and there was a deinstitutionalization effort to weed out patients that did not really need to be in these facilities.
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