Talk:Psychiatry

Citations in for the in patient treatment section

Hello! I think that adding some citations to the in-patient treatment section would greatly help make the information more trustworthy. Has anyone done research into finding some sources? Mar2203 (talk) 18:30, 1 March 2023 (UTC)

Here is the experience of an Estonian, Latvian, or Lithuanian first Buddhist monk's account of his experience in a psychiatric hospital in Tallinn or Riga, supposedly.

Karl Tõnisson, known as Estonia's first Buddhist monk, had a difficult and turbulent life that led to his confinement in a psychiatric hospital. The exact details of the events that led to his hospitalization are somewhat obscure, but it is known that he faced significant opposition from the Christian monastic community and the broader society for his unconventional beliefs and practices.

Tõnisson, who was committed to spreading Buddhist teachings in a predominantly Christian region, was seen as a radical and a threat by some. His unorthodox lifestyle and public preaching likely contributed to the perception that he was mentally unstable. As a result, he was eventually confined to a psychiatric hospital, where he spent about six months. During this time, he was subjected to tests and treatments, reflecting the harsh realities of mental health care at the time.

The experience in the psychiatric hospital was a significant event in Tõnisson's life, and it deeply influenced his writings and his continued quest for truth. After his release, he remained committed to his beliefs, advocating for education and spiritual exploration beyond the constraints of traditional doctrines.

Poem he wrote about his experience:

Song of the Stormbird, about my life.

Oh, young brothers, rejoice

And cherish the time.

In this world difficult live,

Who wants to speak justice.

Here I stand, now, before you,

With three books in my hand.

From them I have learned wisdom,

And gathered much scientific knowledge.

No more, by any means, can I

Believe the lies of those

Who confound the holy book,

And thus deceive the people.

My life's aim is truth,

To do all that the commandment saith.

For one's truth's sake I was afflicted,

And tormented by tormentors.

It was when I was once in the world

Wearing a uniform cloak.

A holy commandment stood in my mind,

More precious than gold, silver, copper.

For this I was deceived, and at last condemned to prison.

Then I stood within that house,

With iron bars at the window.

There I prayed to God,

Night, day, my Father Lord,

Then the story was so changed,

That I was sent to the monastery.

Once I stayed in the monastery,

My speech made the monks tingle.

Then the madman's shirt was stitched,

And put on my back.

They put me in a black carriage

And took me to the mentally defild building,

For six months with the busters

I had to stay!

There I was tested and found ill,

Then I was let loose, like a bird released from a cage.

I have wandered far and wide,

And made acquaintance with the faiths.

I hate falsehood, I insist on the truth,

I offer you my hand.

For I say to you in truth,

And beseech you with all my might,

Claim an education,

And get out of Babylon.

For Babylon is a great confusion,

Where false doctrine drives.

Which with the truth is joined together,

And thus the people fed,

Oh, young and old, learn,

And find out from the Scriptures,

What kind of a house shall it be,

Where God wills to dwell?

Estonia's first Buddha monk Karl A. M. Tõnnisson, born. August 8, 1883, on the banks of the Bala River in Livonia.

H. HEMPEL & Riga. 3698

PS. This is how Christian monastics attached him apparently.

Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Karl_A.M._T%C3%B5nisson_ja_%22Laul_tormilinnust_ehk_minu_elust%22._(ERM_Fk_532-102);_Eesti_Rahva_Muuseum;_097818_ERM_Fk532_102_097818_pisipilt.jpg Editorq35 (talk) 01:39, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

Question

Is this a reliable resource and does it improve and strengthen the validity of this article? https://doi.org/10.1001%2Fjama.2010.646 Sstetz (talk) 22:27, 4 September 2024 (UTC) Sstetz (talk) 22:25, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

Evaluation

Lead Section:

As a reader initially begins to read this article, the first sentence concisely defines what psychiatry is before moving any further ahead. The description was simple, allowing individuals to not be overwhelmed by the focuses and practices of someone who would be dealing with a related field. The lead, however, doesn’t do as well with generally summarizing the entirety of the wikipage and the sections lying ahead. It more so feels that dense sums of information are being shared with the audience (especially in the 2^nd paragraph), which can be slightly misguiding to people as they try and figure out what information the article has to offer.

Content:

Throughout the article, there seemed to be evenly dispersed attention and care to all content materials that were included in the piece. A multitude of topics were discussed, as I assumed due to the sheer length of the page. The content itself all relevantly pertained to the general idea of psychiatry. The article does not heavily focus on historically underrepresented populations, but it does briefly mention the World Psychiatric Association code that helps prohibit ethic and culture discrimination.

Tone and Balance:

The article holds true to Wikipedia’s core value to always remain neutral. Though there are many different sections that jointly come together from a handful of unique authors, they all share a similarity in the fact that they are written from a scientific lense. To me, I did not feel swayed by anyone’s personal opinions that may have infiltrated the work. It did not seem that any persuasive techniques were being utilized.

Sources and References:

Most of the sources that are found in the article are primarily recent educational and informational works from the 2000s. There are sources implemented into the text that date as far back as 1980, which isn’t necessarily the most up to do date information gathered. This does not mean that the information collected for the studies in inaccurate, however. After I explored around the source links for a while, all the ones that I tried to access were valid and did take me to the designated space.

Organization and Writing Quality:

The organization layout of the article itself is professional and broken down into 6 separate pertinent sections (Etymology, Theory and focus, Clinical application, Treatment, History, Controversy and criticism). The order of the sections was as listed. It might make more sense to put the “History” section following the “Etymology” section to achieve a better flow.

Images and Media:

Per section, there is usually about one photo included to exemplify a point or to add additional information. They all were visually inviting and had significant purpose. The images all seem to be considered acceptable and align with Wikipedia’s copyright regulation standards as well.

Talk Page Discussion:

The conversation that seemed to be reoccurring was solely focused on the reliability of certain sources. A few individuals were stating their skeptism with a few of the listed sources.

Overall Impressions:

From an overall standpoint, the psychiatry wikipage was a well-developed piece that encompassed a wide variety of topics that interconnect with one another. I believe that some of the sections could be condensed ever so slightly to make the read more tolerable, however the scientific approach to this article made it applicable to not only basic understandings of the field, but to more advanced, too. Mb825 (talk) 00:25, 1 October 2024 (UTC)