Yes, it is very cruel, so much in psych is cruel because of all people these, the mentally ill, children, retarded, and old have NO VOICE. Just this week in AZ, Arizona State Hospital, ASH, has been holding a man for over 600 days in solitary, there is so much I could say about this...he will be a millionair when his lawyers are done with them for this. The hospital staff smuggled cell phones to the man to help him. A doctor has to write a prescription every few hours for continued isolation with staff sitting there to monitor and write notes EVERY 15 MINUTES. 600 days ONE SCRIPT NO MONITORS. This guy killed the man that repeatedly brutally molested and abused him. He was put in prison for 10 yr as soon as he got out they put him in ASH,,,, lots of ??s there. I worked in a level 1 lockdown hospital for 7 yr. eye opening experience.