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| building_style = [[Kirkbirde Planned Institutions|Kirkbride Plan]] (Demolished) | | building_style = [[Kirkbirde Planned Institutions|Kirkbride Plan]] (Demolished) | ||
| architect(s) = Jonathan Preston | | architect(s) = Jonathan Preston | ||
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| peak_patient_population = 1,581 in 1946 | | peak_patient_population = 1,581 in 1946 | ||
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*Iowa State Hospital for the Insane | *Iowa State Hospital for the Insane | ||
*Mount Pleasant Lunatic Asylum | *Mount Pleasant Lunatic Asylum | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | The first patient was admitted on February 26, 1861. In the early years of its operation, the facility was a custodial facility for patients who were hospitalized for long periods of time, some for the greater part of their lives | + | The Mount Pleasant Mental Health Institute is the oldest of the four Iowa Department of Human Services facilities serving persons affected by mental illness. The first patient was admitted on February 26, 1861. In the early years of its operation, the facility was a custodial facility for patients who were hospitalized for long periods of time, some for the greater part of their lives. |
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In 1946, the facility reached its peak occupancy of 1,581. Since 1945 however, new therapies and medications have helped decrease the facility's population, and the individual's average length of stay has been reduced from years to a matter of weeks. | In 1946, the facility reached its peak occupancy of 1,581. Since 1945 however, new therapies and medications have helped decrease the facility's population, and the individual's average length of stay has been reduced from years to a matter of weeks. | ||
