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Asylum is a 1972 documentary film written and directed by Peter Robinson [1] about a therapeutic community for people with schizophrenia [2] at Philadelphia Association Communities in London. It features the co-founders of the community, Leon Redler and the psychiatrist R. D. Laing. [3]
Psychiatric hospitals, also known as mental health hospitals, or behavioral health hospitals are hospitals or wards specializing in the treatment of severe mental disorders, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, major depressive disorder, and others.
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