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  • Essay / Being Sane in Foolish Places By David L. Rosenhan

    Why would the hospital discharge pseudo-patients with "remitted schizophrenia" without any further investigation? Wouldn’t that be considered professional misconduct? 2) The words sane and insane are used quite often throughout the text. Why is our definition of sanity and madness different from that of those who live on isolated islands in the world? Is cannibalism considered madness throughout the world? 3) On page 217, Dr. Rosenhan talks about the underlying cause of tagging. Why are some people allowed to be labeled depressed or bipolar, while others are not allowed to be labeled as such ?