[Editorial] Institutional and coercive mental health treatment in Europe

Images of people incarcerated, unkempt and kept in chains, mocked, and uncared for dominate the history of psychiatry, particularly from the middle ages to the early 20th century. Locked up for years, and forcibly sedated or sterilised, those with mental ill health were subject to inhumane conditions and removed from society, often under the supervision of doctors. What of now? How have things improved for those with mental illnesses?
Source: LANCET - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research