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 . How did the public respond to the use of government money, taxes, to fund and operate public mental institutions? -- Jayden Jordan
+. Grob notes how "fear and optimism shaped the ways in which American's responded to social problems" however early public hospitals seemed to operate more in the way of financial motivation, had money been less of an issue would those suffering from mental illness truly have been cared for differently?
+. While early colonists believed that mental illness was the work of the devil, they did apply a community commitment to helping it, by the 1820s those who were ill were being kept in prison-like asylums.  Were the colonists, though ignorant and misguided, better and more humane at handling mental ill persons?
+-Janis Shurtleff
 .	Why did Cotton Mather, Grob (9-10), believe that madness was caused by the devil, yet believed in the efficacy of inoculating against smallpox? What was does this say about his opinion of the causes of insanity versus physical ailments?
-.	What does it say about the state of race relations in American society when Dorothea Dix, who felt deep sympathy for the plight of the mental ill, dared not condemn the issue of slavery? (Grob, 47)
+.	What does it say about the state of race relations in American society when Dorothea Dix, who felt deep sympathy for the plight of the mentally ill, dared not condemn the issue of slavery? (Grob, 47)
 .	How could state legislatures fail to see that it was a bad idea to establish public mental hospitals that were geographically in the center of the state, but far away from urban centers? (Grob, 51-3)
 -Submitted by Chris O'Neill
-Carson Berrier (I pledge…)
-. As noted in //The Mad Among Us//, (Grob, 76), the abundance of "orthodox physicians" exceeded the need of the public. In contrast, asylum physicians were always able to find positions and were compensated well. Why was the role of asylum physicians so different than "regular" ones? Hoe and why were their professional identities different?
-. Isaac Ray (Grob, 69) believed that, "the poor and working-class patients required less attention than those from 'educated and affluent' backgrounds." Why do you think this idea was one that was upheld during this time? Has this changed?
+.", we learned that those who were called "distracted" were considered the local town and community's 'responsibility.' Is this kind of solution/treatment good, or should we likely consider it tokenism?
-Allison Love (I pledge)
+. At what point is it irresponsible for family members of mentally ill people to insist on caring for them alone?
-Why were the superintendents of the asylums so reluctant to be associated with the AMA when they wanted to be recognized as a legitimate medical profession?
+. Do we have data on whether the amount of PoC with mental health issues went under or over-reported during this time? Grob's chapters so far have made this unclear.
-Why was bloodletting thought to be an effective treatment for mental illness? What were the benefits supposed to be?
+-Submitted by Theron Gertz. I pledge...