Question

In one study described in your text, healthy participants went undercover in various psychiatric hospitals. They complained about hearing voices in order to gain admission, but began to behave normally once they were admitted. What was a key finding from this study?.

Answer 1

The Rosenhan experiment, also known as the Thud experiment, was designed to test the reliability of psychiatric diagnoses.

The Rosenhan experiment, also known as the Thud experiment, was designed to test the reliability of psychiatric diagnoses. The participants pretended to have hallucinations in order to enter psychiatric hospitals, but then acted normally. They were given antipsychotic medication after being diagnosed with psychiatric disorders.

The study was conducted by Stanford University professor David Rosenhan and published in the journal Science in 1973 under the title "On Being Sane in Insane Places." It is regarded as a significant and influential critique of psychiatric diagnosis, and it addressed the issue of wrongful involuntary commitment. Rosenhan and eight other people (5 men and 3 women) were admitted to these 12 hospitals located in five states along the West Coast of the United States.

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