It's a pity that a post well documented and rich in historical and scientific information like this is nearly unnoticed and poorly upvoted. I resteemed it, because Steemit needs more of these thoughtful contents.
Also, tip!

Psychiatric hospitals are "total institutions", like jails, and innumerable violations of human rights were committed in them, up to the work of enlightened people like Erving Goffman in the USA, Michel Foucault in France or, here in Italy, Dr. Franco Basaglia.