... , dangerous medicines and operations were used on people without much research. In the novel Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, when Holden Caulfield tells his story from inside the mental hospital, there is a good chance treatment he is receiving is affecting the way the theme and tone of his story turn out. In the 1950s, mental institutions around the country quickly filled as every slight problem with a person was viewed as insanity ... ,000 attendances at outpatient clinics" (Mental Health History Timeline). The number of mentally ill patients and the number of asylums are at its hi...

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