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The US used to have better mental health care but ended up going in the opposite direction to that of the UK, sadly. These two articles provide a decent overview, although they omit some important legal cases.

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/04/timeline-mental-...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/06/12/w...