19th and 20th Century Psychiatry In Shocking Photos

Utica crib.

In the 19th century, restraints and other devices like the Utica crib were developed to help restrict aggressive psychiatric patients from harming others or themselves.

Patients would sleep in the Utica crib which is often made out of iron and wood.

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