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Why do you think that people with severe mental disorders have been specifically subjected to this effect of poor treatment and mistreatment?

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A historical background on mental disorders is given.

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Severe Mental Disorders

This question seems to basically be asking for your opinion, so I will try to give you a few ideas about mental disorders that you can expand on.

Throughout history, "normal" people who do not have mental disorders have always seemed to be scared or frightened of people who do suffer from mental disorders. Very early in history, these people were thought to have an evil spirit or to be under the spell of magic. Later, these people were thought to be ...

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