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by P_I_Staker 1352 days ago
Honestly, not going to read the article. It's very frustrating how mental health patients are treated. Knowing what I know about the system, for you to even have heard about it, and there being an investigation, there has to be some incredibly serious issues.

This is the tip of the iceberg when it comes to doctoral abuse. Just like with police abuse, there is day to day abuse, and sometimes it can be tough to distinguish from normal activity. This is happening constantly and in a varying degree by a huge percentage of doctors (maybe most to all).

It really seems to me that discourse on this subject is being heavily suppressed. The exact reasons aren't clear and may vary. I've seen it on reddit, as well as a bizarre trend of police manipulation which is extreme on the site. It's talked about, but not in serious enough circles, as a existential threat to the platform.

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I know people that work at both open and closed institutions. These are some of the least trustworthy people I ever encountered.

I don't get it, it obviously seems that little to no vetting/background checking is done

What's there to get? Who cares? Pretty much no one, and almost all cases will be unenforceable. It's pretty safe to say that for every case caught there's a ton of cases that aren't.

I would be interested to know what kind of shadiness, if you somehow see this... I imagine similar stuff to what you see in nursing homes; pretty messy business there, too.

>doctoral abuse

You just triggered a lot of postgraduate students. ;)