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In the Long Run

Pliny Earle, courtesy National Library of Medicine

Pliny Earle, courtesy National Library of Medicine

Insane asylums were initially embraced because they held out the hope of curing the insane, rather than merely incarcerating them. Recovery rates were high at first, in the typically small asylums where doctors could devote themselves to patient care and set up individualized plans. Continue reading