Language tends to change over time, and I’m finding that terms I would presently consider to be harsh or unjust in many ways, were at one time considered appropriate. My use of terms such as lunatic and asylum for example are not meant to be derogatory, but rather to aid in conveying what history shows me. On this page I will list names I have found for Warren State Hospital, along with other terminology that has been used, but has changed over time.

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  Names used in reference to Warren State Hospital
• Other Terms

• State Hospital for the Insane at Warren, PA (original official name)
• Insane Hospital
• North Warren Asylum
• Warren Asylum
• “The State” local term short for Warren State Hospital
• WSH - An acronym sometimes used in place of “Warren State Hospital”
• Warren State Hospital (Present official name)