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A comment on David Rosenhan’s fraudulent Thud experiment set back psychiatry for decades. Parent comment

Re:David Rosenhan’s fraudulent Thud experiment set back psyc... by taurath on Sunday January 26, 2020 @07:23PM (#22155883)
How many mental hospitals were closed in the 80s due to this?
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Re:David Rosenhan’s fraudulent Thud experiment set back psyc... by 77pt77 on Monday January 27, 2020 @12:35AM (#22157068)
Not enough.

This article is nothing but propaganda.

These experts never explained why homosexuality was considered a mental illness and later that decision was reverted. Neither of those changes was ever justified.

It's almost like those decisions are made with no objective criteria.

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