
The Rosenhan Experiment (Psychology, Psychiatry, Sanity, Insanity, Schizophrenia, Fraud)
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
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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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The Rosenhan Experiment rocked the psychology profession 50 years ago. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the study's look into how mental health patients were treated, why the study was so important, and what it revealed about the human mind.
