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OnlyPolls 20w
Should asylums be brought back?
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Anonymous 20w

I’m concerned by how many people said yes

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Anonymous 20w

I’ve been to a psychiatric hospital. Those places make you even more crazy. By far the MOST traumatic week of my fucking life

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Anonymous 19w

Oh I thought you just meant safe places for refugees and stuff :/

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Anonymous 20w

can someone explain why not

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 20w

To my understanding the main reason asylums existed was as a catch-all for anybody with major disabilities or conditions. Since medicine has evolved, a lot of conditions can either be treated outright (antipsychotic meds, etc.) or only require outpatient facilities. Plus, there were a lot of ethical issues posed by having someone “put away” and the conditions were usually not great and the facilities became dumping grounds.

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 20w

That being said, we do still need better long term care for a lot of people—it just doesn’t necessarily need to be fully residential or separated from society in the same way.

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