Ballamona Hospital - The Complete History

For 130 years, Ballamona Hospital was at the forefront of mental health care provision on the Isle of Man. This unique history examines both the radical therapies provided at the hospital, and the barbaric conduct suffered by those with mental illness before the hospital was founded.

Using previously unexplored primary source material and unseen photographs, the text provides an in-depth analysis of how the institution was established and managed, and tracks how life was experienced inside its walls, both by patients and staff.

The book also sheds light on the transition from mental health services at Ballamona Hospital to those provided on the Isle of Man today. A5. 224 pages. Softback.