• Ghost Stories: Oregon State Insane Asylum

  • May 27 2023
  • Length: 19 mins
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Ghost Stories: Oregon State Insane Asylum

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  • This episode goes over some of the infamous ghost stories surrounding the former Oregon State Insane Asylum, now known as the Oregon Hospital. It includes truly creepy recollections of the ghosts and a brief explanation of the history and treatment of mental illness there. This podcast strives to be an advocate, and encourages those affected by mental health conditions to contact NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, for support and education.

    Sources for this episode include, among others:

    Oregon Health Authority https://www.oregon.gov/oha/OSH/Pages/About.aspx

    The New Yorker Magazine: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/05/27/the-troubled-history-of-psychiatry

    NAMI https://www.nami.org/advocacy

    Photos of the Oregon State Insane Asylum are at the podcast's Instagram account, @mayhem.porium.podcast.




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