Barbaric Mental Institutional Practices Lobotomies were once considered a standard treatment for mental illness. True False None Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) was always done with anesthesia and muscle relaxants. True False None Some asylums used cold water immersion to ‘shock’ patients into sanity. True False None Straightjackets were only used as a last resort in compassionate care. True False None Some institutions publicly exhibited patients as entertainment in the 1800s. True False None Time's up Most Popular Most Popular
