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Ethical Issues in Mental Health Treatment
23:59 - 29:10 (05:10)
A study in which healthy people feigned mental illness to test the system claimed that actual patients are being disregarded by doctors because of blind faith in their diagnosis, even when patients try to correct them.
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The mentality of psychiatric facility patients has changed since the late 1960s when patients were diagnosed as soon as they confessed to hearing voices in their heads.
23:59 - 27:05 (03:05)
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The mentality of psychiatric facility patients has changed since the late 1960s when patients were diagnosed as soon as they confessed to hearing voices in their heads. Today, it's not easy for people to get mental healthcare treatment.
ChapterEthical Issues in Mental Health Treatment
EpisodeHow The Rosenhan Experiment Worked
PodcastStuff You Should Know
In this segment, the host discusses the Rosenhan Experiment where pseudo patients went into mental institutions and were inhospitality diagnosed with some type of mental issues without any actual symptom.
27:05 - 29:10 (02:04)
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In this segment, the host discusses the Rosenhan Experiment where pseudo patients went into mental institutions and were inhospitality diagnosed with some type of mental issues without any actual symptom. Only through the aid of the law were they able to be released, it was revealed that even the staff couldn't tell if they were better or not.