Psychiatric research

Question

"....Psychiatric research has shown that receiving high-quality outpatient care, rather than being confined to an institution, produces the best quality of life for people who are mentally ill. Responding to this research, Congress in 1963 passed a law that released 95% of the mentally ill patients who had been confined to institutions. In 1983, however, researchers discovered that, on average, mentally ill people in America were faring worse than ever."

can you tell whats the meaning of were faring worse than ever. ?

this paragraph is confusing

Avangi · Accepted Answer

Hi,

"To fare" is "to get along." It's intransitive. Fare thee well, my bonnie lass. (imperative)

How are the mentally ill getting along? How well are they doing? Are they better off since Congress passed the law in 1963? No, they're getting along worse than before.

worse than ever = worse than at any time in the past

The implication is that Congress messed up. They passed a law to help mentally ill people, but it seems it might have harmed them instead.

Sometimes the word also has implications about how well someone is being treated. "I didn't fare too well at the hands of the police."

or - "How did you fare in court today," or "How did you fare in Las Vegas?"

- A.

Psychiatric research

Top answer

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

Related Questions