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>>lcaff+(OP)
This is the first time I'm hearing that it was a hoax from the start. I've heard this study referenced more times than I can count in discussions on mental illness and mental hospitals. Could it really be that it was complete horseshit?

>>Critic+k3
The article says the book only suggests it could have been fiction, in that no records exist that allow people's participation to be verified.

It's still entirely possible that it happened as reported, but that the (properly) confidential records were destroyed/lost.

According to Wikipedia, "'[s]he writes that she cannot be completely certain that Rosenhan cheated', despite entitling her book as she did." [1]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosenhan_experiment