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Re:David Rosenhan’s fraudulent Thud experiment set back psyc... by s1artibartfast on Sunday January 26, 2020 @07:53PM (#22156004)
Yeah, I wish the article was more clear on why Rosenhan's article was important and what exactly is claimed in The Great Pretender.

Re-reading the article, It seems to suggest that it undermined public trust in forced psychiatric treatment. I can only guess that the author believes this was for the worse and is the titular setback?

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Re:David Rosenhan’s fraudulent Thud experiment set back psyc... by smileypete on Tuesday January 28, 2020 @03:43PM (#22173826)
Late to this; but here's a Q&A with the author which may shed some light:

https://www.c-span.org/video/?466007-1/qa-susannah-cahalan

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