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Mr. Bubble 1
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“Hi! I’m Mr Bubble and I’m here to guide you through this museum and you take home as a memory of this trip. Some of the longer words that are used in this booklet will be in green, and you will be able to find out what they mean in the pages at the back of this booklet.”
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FAC 1 in 4 people i experience a m prob
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CT #1 in the UK will mental health blem.
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Gertrude 5
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A Life in an Asylum
Gertrude Elline Parker was a patient in Glenside Hospital. Gertrude was just a young woman, aged 27, when she arrived at the hospital. She struggled with her mental health which was caused by being under a lot of stress and childbirth. While Gertrude was in Glenside, her husband visited her every other Sunday until his death in 1945. However, there is no record of her mother ever visiting. Gertrude Parker died in October 1969. She died because of a lung infection. Gertrude spent 44 years of her life in the Glenside hospital.
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What is We all have mental health, just as we all have physical health. It is about our emotions and the way we think and feel about ourselves and others, and how we deal with life.
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s Mental Health? When we experience a mental health problem, it can affect our thinking and feelings, our mood, and the way we relate to others. For everyone this can change on a day to day basis.
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FACT 50% of men problems are by the age of 1 age o
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T #2 ntal health e established 14, 75% by the of 24.
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Neurosurgery
Straight Jacket
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show you some objects and tests o help people with mental health of them are here in the Museum! REMEMBER TO CHECK THE GREEN WORDS IN THE BACK!
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Industrial Therapy
Art Therapy
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What is NMD?
Neurosurgery for mental disorder (NMD) is the medical term for a type of brain surgery which may be used to treat patients with really bad mental health. It’s very difficult to measure how successful NMD is because so few people receive it.
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WHAT COLOURS MAKE YOU HAPPY?
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What is a Straight Jacket?
The straight jacket is used when a patient might cause harm to themselves or others. The long sleeves are supposed to wrap around the body and stop their arms from moving.
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CAN YOU F
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What is a Padded Cell?
It is a room which has cushions lining the walls and ceiling. A padded cell has the same purpose as the straight jacket. To stop the patient from harming themself or others.
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What is Art Therapy?
It is a session where the patient uses, music, drawing, painting or dancing to express their emotions. By creating something it allows you to release your thoughts and feelings in a positive way.
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What is Industrial Therapy?
It was a program created to help patients get used to working again when they leave the hospital. It was good for the patients as it took up time and gave them something to think about and learn about.
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Denis William Reed, 1917–1979
Denis had severe depression and was a patient a the Hospital during the late 1940s and 1950s. During this time he created work that provides a unique window into the everday duties and activities of the patients How many drawings can you find? REMEMBER TO CHECK THE GREEN WORDS IN THE BACK!
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See if you drawing
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u can find the rest of these gs that are in the museum?
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Tick the box once you’ve found it!
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FACT 9 out of 10 p mental health p been left out, be mental
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T #3 people with problems have ecause of their health.
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INSIDE THE MIND Here are some of the memories from visitors to the museum. They had worked or been patients at the Old Asylum.
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INSIDE THE MIND Write your own memory below, to stick up in the classroom!
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Glossary
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A disease caused by germs that enter the body.
Asylum
A place where people who have mental health probelms go to get better.
Established
Another way of saying when something has started.
Neurosurgery
Surgery on the brain or spine.
Industrial
A type of work.
Severe Depression
A mental health problem when someone is very sad and loses the feeling worth.
Unique
When something is the only object or event of it’s type.
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The information and images are from the Glenside Hospital Musem and the artist Denis Reed.
With Thanks to the Glenside Hospital Musem The Chapel in UWE Glenside Campus Blackberry Hill Stapleton Bristol BS16 1DD Opening Hours 10am – 12:30pm Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Publication Produced by Charles Goodwyn, Lucia Harry, Mei Davidson and You Wu.