Exactly right. Missing from the article is a sense of just how far these drugs have allowed us to come as a society. Researching the history of mental illness treatments is almost as horrifying as reading about slavery. For serious illnesses it could be horrific.

Today, many powerful mental illnesses can be brought under control by medication. For example, the brother of a close friend suffers from schizophrenia. His drugs work so well that the biggest risk he faces is deciding that he feels so normal that he's cured, and can stop taking the drugs (which would result in a relapse).