Mental Illness

[close] This is an open group for students, amateurs, and professionals of psychology. It is intended to connect mental health professionals from all fields to keep each other updated on all kinds of books related to psychology.

[close] People who suffer from dp/dr may join this group. We can talk about the shared interest of books.

[close] Safe place for everyone!! Whoever wants to join is absolutely welcome, you don't necessarily have to meet the requirements established in the group name lol This is a group to let you all know that you are not alone, and that you can be accompanied when you need it and want it, whether it is to read together, talk, watch movies, and do whatever you want

[close] Welcome to **19th Century Insane Asylums** — a group dedicated to exploring the haunting history, literature, architecture, treatments, and human stories surrounding psychiatric institutions of the 1800s. This group is for readers, writers, historians, researchers, mental health advocates, and anyone fascinated by the realities of asylum life during the Victorian era and beyond. Together, we discuss: • Historical insane asylums and mental institutions • Patient experiences and forgotten voices • 19th-century mental health treatments and beliefs • Gothic and historical fiction set in asylums • Memoirs, nonfiction, documentaries, and research • Women’s institutionalization and social stigma • Preservation of asylum history and architecture Whether you are here because of a love for historical fiction, an interest in mental health history, or a desire to better understand the lives of those confined behind asylum walls, you are welcome here. Please keep discussions respectful and compassionate, especially when discussing mental illness, institutional abuse, and real historical tragedies. “In a world eager to forget them, may we remember the voices they tried to silence.”