The Horror of Bloomingdale Asylum | American Asylums | Human Voiced, No Ads

00:00:00 Introduction and Welcome 02:57:12 Early Ideals (1821–1840s) 00:10:05 Early Scandals (1850s–1860s) 00:20:24 Exposés and Outrage in the 1870s 00:40:21 An Asylum for the Elite (1880s) 00:46:02 Relocation, Transformation, and Legacy 00:54:45 Thoughts and Conclusion Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @asmr_historian   Support the channel on Patreon:   / asmrhistorian   Merch: https://histmerch.shop/ Uncover the haunting history of Bloomingdale Insane Asylum, one of New York’s earliest and most controversial psychiatric institutions. Founded in 1821 as part of Columbia University, Bloomingdale was initially seen as a progressive step in mental health care—but beneath its genteel surface lay troubling stories of abuse, wrongful confinement, and experimental treatments. This video explores the asylum’s evolution, patient conditions, and the shocking exposés that brought its darkest practices to light. A chilling look into 19th-century psychiatry, class divisions, and the fight for mental health reform. Information sourced from Wiki, Gutenburg, JSTOR, primary and secondary sources. All information is congruent with archaeological and history evidence at the time of recording.