Consequently , Mesmer was committed to the Bad Schussenried mental home with a diagnosis of schizophrenia of the paranoid type .
The Mesmers ' family doctor considered his behavior a sign of mental illness of some kind and feared he might harm himself or others .
Mesmer was committed to the Bad Schussenried mental home with a diagnosis of schizophrenia of the paranoid type .
The Mesmers ' family doctor considered his behavior a sign of mental illness of some kind and feared he might harm himself or others .