They locked them away in attics, prisons or asylums.
You got that right on!
"How ever did they control their children and their depressions?
They locked them away in attics, prisons or asylums"
Many people, especially young people with untreated depression commit suicide.
Scientology is a cult. They are dangerous. To discourage people with mental illness from seeking help, or from taking medication is reprehensible.