It’s probably safe to say that psychiatric hospitals have gotten a bad rap. They have often been inaccurately depicted in films, TV and other media as dark, scary institutions where deranged patients are forcibly medicated, put into straitjackets, or mistreated by cruel and sadistic staff. Even worse is the demeaning language which has been used to describe these facilities: “loony bin,” “nuthouse,” “bedlam,” or “lunatic asylum.” Just to be clear, these terms are now considered inappropriate and unacceptable. When I ...
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