Carolyn Kaufman Psy.D. on October 20, 2010
"Haunted" places are popular Halloween attractions, but seasonal haunted asylums draw fire from mental health advocacy groups, who argue that they contribute to stigma by encouraging false stereotypes. Writers, seeing how popular such attractions are, may be tempted to grab a scary but worn stereotype when they're better served by delving beneath the cliché.
"Haunted" places are popular Halloween attractions, but seasonal haunted asylums draw fire from mental health advocacy groups, who argue that they contribute to stigma by encouraging false stereotypes. Writers, seeing how popular such attractions are, may be tempted to grab a scary but worn stereotype when they're better served by delving beneath the cliché.