On Being Sane in Insane Places?

"On Being Sane in Insane Places" was the result of a study in which eight people without mental illness got themselves admitted to psychiatric institutions — Rosenhan

wanted to see whether mental health professionals could actually distinguish between psychologically well people and those with mental illnesses.

What did David Rosenhan describe in On Being Sane in Insane Places?

In "On Being Sane in Insane Places," David Rosenhan suggests that: researchers posing as "pseudopatients" in a mental hospital, but otherwise acting normally, were nonetheless treated as insane by the hospital staff.

What was the purpose of Rosenhan study?

The Rosenhan experiment or Thud experiment was an experiment conducted to determine the reliability and validity of psychiatric diagnosis. The experimenters feigned hallucinations to enter psychiatric hospitals, and acted normally afterwards.