11. German Mental Asylum
This terrifying picture is not some scene of torture but rather the treatment that the mentally ill received in Germany in the 19th century. Although attitudes towards mental health have changed dramatically in modern times, those who had disorders such as schizophrenia decades or centuries ago did not receive any real help but would rather be locked away out of fear that they would hurt themselves or others.
It is unknown exactly what type of treatment is being used here or what the staff were trying to achieve. Some have suggested that it could be a way to stop the victim from moving around so that they couldn’t cause any damage, acting as a sort of straitjacket.
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