Manicomio di R Founded in 1872 on the outskirts of a picturesque Italian village, the primary aim of the manicomio di r hospital was to provide care and treatment to individuals suffering from a wide range of mental health conditions. From paranoid schizophrenia to paedophilia, the hospital housed patients with various conditions, aiming to alleviate their suffering and provide comfort at a time when mental health care was still evolving.
Manicomio di R Hospital, an abandoned hospital with a dark and shameful history
As the hospital's reputation for barbaric treatment spread, patient numbers declined. In the 1970s, gruesome conditions and what led to the permanent closure of the asylum in 1981, the Italian authorities began to take action. The once thriving institution was left to decay, a silent reminder of its troubled past.
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