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The Rosenhan Experiment (Psychology, Psychiatry, Sanity, Insanity, Schizophrenia, Fraud)

Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

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The Negative Character of Nurse Ratchet

Dr. Rosenhand's study looked at the treatment of schizophrenic patients in a mental hospital. He found that staff members would verbally and physically abuse some patients. But, he says, such behavior was not the norm; many were caring people who wanted to help others. The average stay for pseudo-patients is 19 days or just under three weeks," Dr. Rosenhand writes.

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