Chapter
Shaping Public Perception against Psychiatry
40:53 - 48:23 (07:29)
The closure of state-run mental institutions and the wave of antipsychiatry, combined with Rosenhand's experiment, influenced public perception to turn it against large, depersonalizing institutions that treated those with mental illnesses.
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A study conducted in a research hospital involved admitting one or more pseudo patients to see if the hospital staff can identify them.
40:53 - 43:34 (02:41)
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A study conducted in a research hospital involved admitting one or more pseudo patients to see if the hospital staff can identify them. The results revealed that they had trouble detecting both false negatives and false positives, indicating the need for improved assessment methods.
ChapterShaping Public Perception against Psychiatry
EpisodeHow The Rosenhan Experiment Worked
PodcastStuff You Should Know
The wave of antipsychiatry, alongside the works of activist Rosenhand and journalist Nellie Bly, helped shift public perception against state-run mental institutions and towards alternative treatments.
43:34 - 45:54 (02:20)
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The wave of antipsychiatry, alongside the works of activist Rosenhand and journalist Nellie Bly, helped shift public perception against state-run mental institutions and towards alternative treatments. The exposure of the poor conditions within these institutions in the 70s also led to a federal takeover of the system.
ChapterShaping Public Perception against Psychiatry
EpisodeHow The Rosenhan Experiment Worked
PodcastStuff You Should Know
The responsibility for treating the mentally ill went from the states to the federal government in the US, but the federal government did not fund the bill, leading to a mixture of community-based treatment, state-run hospitals, and private treatment.
45:54 - 47:53 (01:59)
Summary
The responsibility for treating the mentally ill went from the states to the federal government in the US, but the federal government did not fund the bill, leading to a mixture of community-based treatment, state-run hospitals, and private treatment.
ChapterShaping Public Perception against Psychiatry
EpisodeHow The Rosenhan Experiment Worked
PodcastStuff You Should Know
The hosts discuss the difficulty of pronouncing certain words, including "deinstitutionalization," and how practice may not always make perfect.
47:53 - 48:23 (00:29)
Summary
The hosts discuss the difficulty of pronouncing certain words, including "deinstitutionalization," and how practice may not always make perfect.