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>>lcaff+(OP)
Perhaps more disturbing than getting a mental illness diagnosis (correct or not) is that there is no scientific way to prove that you are cured.

>>jeffda+R6
The only think I find more terrifying than a mental illness misdiagnosis, is a misdiagnosis with forced incarceration.

Assuming Rosenhan's study was fictional, what was his intent? Was it a lie intentionally designed to discredit, destroy, or reform these institutions?

>>s1arti+A8
Forced incarceration is pretty rare, and doesn't seem likely to become common or misused in severe ways.

I'm more worried about a diagnosis -- even a correct one -- that marks you forever and limits your freedom in overt and subtle ways.

I'm sure that prevents a lot of people from seeking treatment, unfortunately.

>>jeffda+tg
I agree that forced incarceration is pretty rare now, but it was much more common at the time of the Rosenhan study. Electroshock therapy was also in vogue, and psychiatric lobotomy was still practiced in some countries