FLRPMove

The social treatment. I understand there is a need for professionalism, but in my (several) short experiences with such hospitals, I realized that staff often socially treat the patients as if they are children. "Do you want to watch cartoons?" to older, non-senile patients (ageism, I'd call it) for example.

Why is it that mental health facilities tend to treat their patients as if they're children, even if it's very clear that the patient is competent, functioning, and in reality, may not have any real issues?