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“The facts of the matter are that we have known for a long time that diagnoses are often not useful or reliable, but we have nevertheless continued to use them. We now know that we cannot distinguish insanity from sanity.”

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David Rosenhan
David Rosenhan

David Rosenhan was an American psychologist, born on November 22, 1929, and passed away on February 6, 2012. He is renowned for his research in the field of psychiatric diagnosis standards and social psychology. more

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