Canuckster wrote:Thanks to henry makow for the info, a truly fascinating story.
Henrymakow.com
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosenhan_experiment
The study concluded "it is clear that we cannot distinguish the sane from the insane in psychiatric hospitals" and also illustrated the dangers of dehumanization and labeling in psychiatric institutions. It suggested that the use of community mental health facilities which concentrated on specific problems and behaviors rather than psychiatric labels might be a solution and recommended education to make psychiatric workers more aware of the social psychology of their facilities.
- Thank you for the read.
Winnson wrote:Psychiatrists are called shrinks for a good reason. The whole fucking field is a fucking scam.
Oh, but they're legitimate medical doctors!
They are the worst form of snake oil salesmen, but far worse than that.
Remember labotomies?
Now they exist to push pills on younger and younger kids and get them hooked earlier, because really, that's the most effective market to penetrate.
It's just business I guess.
- Yes, it is.