Behind the Walls of the World’s Psychiatric Hospitals

Dr. Sarah Gallup

This podcast examines the history of now-defunct or abandoned psychiatric hospitals. Listen every week to learn about the history of mental health care and the true stories of the people who lived and worked behind the walls.

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Behind the Walls of the World’s Psychiatric Hospitals

Episodes (100)

Jan 20th Ep. 100: History of Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, Part 3 (1940-2026)
Dec 30, 2025 Ep. 99: History of Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum (1893-1940)
Dec 9, 2025 Ep. 98: History of the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, Part 1 (1858-1893)

Behind the Walls of the World’s Psychiatric Hospitals

Jan 20, 2026
35¼ minutes
24 MB

Send us a text IT'S MY 100th EPISODE!!! This week we wrap up the history of the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum and find out which treatment was used over a two-week period in an attempt to discharge patients quickly from the hospital. Discover how nine patients from the criminally insane ward escaped. And learn about how the asylum came back to life after it closed its doors in 1994. My main source is The Haunted History of the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum by Sherri Brake. All other sources will be listed at the end of the episode transcript.<...

Behind the Walls of the World’s Psychiatric Hospitals

Ep. 100: History of Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, Part 3 (1940-2026)

Dr. Sarah Gallup

00:00 -35:12