Many People Were Sent Involuntarily
A vast majority of patients were involuntarily committed by their spouses, in-laws, or parents. In one case, there a woman who lived a happy life with her husband and son. One day, her mother-in-law said she would take her to the dentist for a sore tooth. Instead, her mother-in-law brought her to an asylum so her grandchild would not be “corrupted” by her ways.