The patients in the mental hospital could be described as loony, but the doctors tried to treat them as normal human beings with normal problems in order to try to help them get better.
refusing to obey authority, sometimes even to the point of refusing to accept criticism.
To behave in a wild and uncontrolled way as a result of something unexpected happening.
Bad-tempered and unfriendly
ADJECTIVE
Berserk - To behave in a wild and uncontrolled way as a result of something unexpected happening.
When Anne found out that she had lost all her money as a result of stock fraud, she went berserk, running around the house, screaming and breaking dishes.