Psychiatric hospital

torture-not even considering the absurd and outrageous facilities that the patients inhabited. Insane asylums, mental institutions, and mental hospitals are all ironic within themselves. An asylum is an institution to provide shelter and support to the mentally ill but it is always portrayed hellish in almost everyway. It did not take much to be admitted to a mental hospital in the 50’s and 60’s as records have shown. People were admitted for everything from aggressive outburst and…

One aspect of the reading that I found fascinating was the history of abnormality and development of the viewpoints to where they are today. Abnormality in the ancient times was viewed as a possession of evil spirits. Treatment for abnormality consisted of exorcism or trephination. Trephination is an operation, which involved removing part of the skull. This treatment was used for treating severe abnormal behavior by allowing a hole for the evil spirits to escape from. Later during the time of…

Before the 19th century in the American society, criminals were executed, whipped, and held in dark cells. The insane wandered around the asylums and were not cared for properly. Reformers wanted to establish an official institution for the insane and criminals that was humane. They believed that reform and rehabilitation was possible in a controlled environment. As part of the humanitarian reforms sweeping through America, asylums and prisons were for criminals and the mentally ill. The…

the 1960s struggling with the uncertainty of her own illness. With the parent’s persuasion, Susanna Kayson admits herself into a psychiatric institution and is later diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. The movie provides a great idea of one's own battle with discovering the truth behind their condition. Her battle shows that those suffering from a psychiatric disorder may not always meet the stereotypical picture , specifically displayed when taxi driver taking her to the institution…

about how psychiatry was treated around the world. It was very depressing yet very enlightening, at the same time. Asylums were built to be institutions of routine, abject cruelty. After madness was seen as a medical issue and were converted into hospitals in the 50's, then violence was masked up as care given to the mentally ill. From testimonies of ex-patients and ex-staff, this documentary told something of the harsh terrible treatment of these graphic movie. The mental institution at the…

Mental illness has been a part of human society for as long as we have existed, affecting countless individuals, families, and communities. Yet, even with its prevalence and major advancements in treatments and knowledge, people still treat it with prejudice and stigma. A recent issue that has arisen with the easier accessibility to information has been that the way the media chooses to portray mental illness greatly affects the public’s opinion of people with these illnesses. The problem with…

Dictionary.com states that mental disorder includes a wide variety of symptoms that affect thinking, mood, and behavior. Mental illnesses come in many different forms. Many different symptoms come along with mental sickness including aggression. The patient may not become aggressive from what they are feeling, but from other symptoms like hallucination. Not all mental ill patients become aggressive however, their are many cases where they do not know how to control their anger or know the…

which gives more specific examples of mental disorder symptoms. The new DSM greatly broadens symptoms of certain mental illnesses, like chronic depression (the common cold of mental illnesses), which leads to more people being admitted into mental hospitals causing over crowding, and the over diagnosis of drugs prescribed by…

primarily by the state of your mind It is not a place to go as a ‘pre-paid’ public service that is easier, less awkward and less visible to the public eye and public finances than other, more appropriate, alternatives” (Fraser, 2009). Within my psychiatric clinical experience, I’m seeing a positive side of treating mental illness. The providers and staff members want to be there and help the patients get the proper treatment. Overall, there are problems with mental illness, but there are also…

will be focusing on one, Opening Skinner’s Box chapter #3. In this chapter eight volunteers agreed to an experiment to see what psychiatric wards are like on the inside. The view from the inside doesn’t always come out to what we think or expect it will be. It is discouraging on how people are treating in a psychiatric ward, but is there any hope for man kind? A psychiatric Dr. decides he wants to know if a mentally normal person goes into a ward if a psychiatrist would be able to tell weather…