Its existence displays the social results of the industrialization of Taiwan: Families are less and less able to bear the burden of caring for the mentally ill. And it illustrates how the government and health institutions come up short in providing care and support to the mentally ill and their families.
龍發堂的存在，一方面顯示工業化結構的台灣社會，家屬對於精神病患的照顧越來越無法承擔；另一方面也透露出，政府或醫療機構對精神病患及家屬的協助，未臻完備。