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Were early 20th century asylums as bad as their reputation would suggest? Did they actually help anyone?

by Kooseandco

silverappleyard

Hi! You might be interested in this previous answer from /u/hillsonghoods:

Mental hospitals used to be a thing, why did they go out of favor?