by Patricia Lubeck | Jul 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
Image from Freepik To understand the complicated journey of mental health treatment, one must begin inside the asylum. These places were built to offer refuge to individuals struggling with mental illness. At first glance, they seemed to provide a solution. But inside...
by Patricia Lubeck | Jun 24, 2025 | asylum scandals, Blog, History
Photo from freepik Asylums were meant to help people, but they quickly became the antithesis of their inception. Reading through Patricia Lubeck’s Asylum Scandals: Abuse, Torture, Corruption, and Murder in Minnesota’s State Hospitals, you see how these...
by Patricia Lubeck | Jun 21, 2025 | Blog
Photo by user34710080 Asylum Scandals by Patrica Lubeck puts mental institutions in Minnesota under the spotlight, especially those that have had a history of asylum scandals. Beyond the nature and theme of the book, it is also a reminder of the necessity and...
by Patricia Lubeck | May 8, 2025 | asylum scandals, Blog, Mental Health
Photo by Abdiel Ibarra on Unsplash Understanding ethics in the concept of psychiatric treatment touches on human rights, consent, and the thin line between help and coercion. The distinction between harm and benefit in the context of mental health care has frequently...
by Patricia Lubeck | Apr 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
Photo by Jon Butterworth on Unsplash Learning How Psychiatry Began and Controversies in Psychiatric History Over the decades, psychiatry—the area of medicine that focuses on mental health—has advanced significantly. Compassion, evidence-based treatment, and...
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