Sadly, not everyone was so lucky. Mental health was not something the magical world dealt with very well, mental illness had always been a matter of great shame for Wixen society. Families downplayed and covered up the behaviour of ill relatives, the "Black Madness’ was one such example. It was well known that it existed but it was not mentioned in polite company and those afflicted were managed by their family or committed to the Janus Thickery Ward in St Mungos and kept sedated. Severus wished there were other treatment options available.