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A Day In The Life: Daily Routines In Psychiatric Hospitals
Photo by Alexander Grey on Unsplash Routine is crucial in the improvement of one’s mental health. Hence, there’s no question that professionals have established daily routines in psychiatric hospitals. What makes up the day for people who have mental conditions? If...
How Mental Health and Human Rights Interact Today
Photo by micheile henderson on Unsplash “Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services…” The right to mental health is...
The Tie-Up: The Past And Present Mental Health Treatments
Photo by Transly Translation Agency on Unsplash There are immense distinctions between past and present mental health treatments, with modern society developing a more humane approach. But are there also similarities between them, the possibility of history repeating...
Mental Health Misdiagnosis: A Matter Of Trust Causing Havoc
Photo by Javi Hoffens on Unsplash Those suffering from heavy mental burdens leave their trust to professionals to treat them, but they can still experience mental health misdiagnosis. The mental health system has undergone a vicious cycle of readjustments. Previously...
Literature Mirrors Society: Truths Revealed In Paper
Photo by Anton Nazaretian on Unsplash Publications, fictional or not, don’t only provide readers with entertainment. Instead, they’re also a source of truth. Literature mirrors society and raw honesty. Children’s books teach...
Ever Pressing Mental Health Stigma Influencing Improvement
Photo by Sasha Freemind on Unsplash Albeit the progress society has made for these conditions, there’s still an unaddressed mental health stigma slithering around and skewing people’s perceptions. Regardless of how normalized and socially accepted these conditions...
How Can Mental Health Treatments Be Improved as a Society?
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...
Horrifying Medical Procedures Performed in Mental Asylums
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...
7 Most Ghastly Insane Asylum Treatments in History
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...
Death by Poison by Patricia Lubeck
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 the...
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