I need help finding...

I am currently writing a book about a girl who is put into a mental institution...
thats the basic idea.
I would like a little inspiration:
why is she there?
what happens to her?
ANY information you can give me or sites, videos, anything about old...

asylums or the stories of people who died there, or went there would be amazing.
the story is based on the early 1900's, I want to show how messed up things were there...
please help me, this is kinda important!!
love you all thanks!

Older mental institutions used electrical shock as therapy. Later on, considering that method inhumane, drugs were used and often too excessively. I suggest that you begin by doing an internet search for Mental Health Associations on a national level.

Check out One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest You'll find plenty of inspiration! Plus it has Jack Nicholson.

read petey its reaallyyy good
and have you read/seen girl interrupted?

Girl interrupted was a good movie. Watched it in Abnormal Psych class. Check it out.

like personally... like a war with-in herself. for instance: she could have low self esteem... she could be bulimic and be on the verge of going anorexic and be cutting . she could be expeirementing life... with boys and possibly with her thoughts on how far she can go with her problems. she might try pain killers and get high off them andand go crazy . or another idea might be that her friends at school find out and all she falls apart... her parents could be going thru devorce... stuff like that. hope I helped !! feel free to fun mail me!!!