These are types of images no one wants to see. They are very shameful. Yes we have come a long way but we still have more way to go to educate others on the stigma of mental illness. We may not be treated as animals (or less than animals) anymore but in many cases (in my opinion) we are treated as persons with little/no rights.

When I was hospitalized, inside I felt like those naked men, stripped of all dignity, in those cold asylums. I guess that is why artists use the asylum allegories in their artwork and songs, etc., . . . very intense feelings.