by Patricia Lubeck | Sep 8, 2023 | Mental Health
Photo by Alex Ivashenko on Unsplash Ever since these conditions have been considered a legitimate concern, mental health treatments have continuously faced improvements. But is the current system enough? Around 450 million people are dealing with mental illnesses; an...
by Patricia Lubeck | Aug 9, 2023 | asylum scandals, Blog, History
Photo by Jon Butterworth on Unsplash In the old days, mental asylums were infamous for horrifying medical procedures. Nowadays, scientific discoveries and psychiatry are correcting the past. In the past, mental asylums were not good places for people with mental...
by Patricia Lubeck | Jul 19, 2023 | Blog
Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko The past was a very tumultuous time for mental health, leading to the many ghastly insane asylum treatments. Author Patricia Lubeck wrote her book titled Asylum Scandals, which reveals the story of abuse, torture, corruption, and...
by Patricia Lubeck | Jun 27, 2023 | Blog
Have you ever wondered why people commit suicide? Well, there are usually many factors that lead to the decision for someone to take their own life. Here are just a few — The most common cause is severe depression causing emotional pain and loss of hope, leading...
by Patricia Lubeck | Jun 21, 2023 | asylum scandals, History, Uncategorized
Photo by Andy Li on Unsplash The history of mental asylums drove the movie industry to shoot films in abandoned asylums. In movies, especially in Hollywood, abandoned asylums are depicted as scary places where the mentally ill are tortured or chained, making the...
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