The torture, humiliation and harsh punishments of the early asylums are no longer visible across psychiatric wards. Even so, their legacy remains. The protections we have for patient rights in most facilities often do ensure physical abuse is minimised but… Continue Reading →
There is no question that mental health care has improved in the Western world since approaches like those at the Bedlam Asylum. The violent, degrading, and unjust treatments of the first asylums are unlike what we see to do -at… Continue Reading →
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