I happen to have a friend who was forcibly admitted to a mental hospital as a result of delusions and suicide attempts. I visited him a lot, and while there we

I happen to have a friend who was forcibly admitted to a mental hospital as a result of delusions and suicide attempts. I visited him a lot, and while there were many things that were disappointing about his treatment there, I'm pretty sure you don't know what you're talking about. Compared to the 60's (and earlier) it is very difficult to forcibly admit someone, and even if you do have a judge saying someone can legally be confined in an institution, it is in the institution's financial interest to get that person out of there as quickly as possible. The biggest problem with modern psychological treatment isn't shit like what happened to Turing; it's that for really serious disorders - asylums (instead of being improved) were replaced with the street. Incidentally, my friend, while he didn't enjoy his time at the hospital at all, will tell you he's glad the judge forced him in. He probably wouldn't be alive otherwise.