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Prehistoric
VIEW- Mental illness due to spirits in people’s head
TREATMENT- trepanning. Piercing skull to release spirits. Treat seizures, migraines, mental disorders
Ancient Greek
VIEW- Imbalance of different fluids or ‘humours’ in the body- blood, phlegm, black bile, yellow bile.
E.g. too much black bile - withdrawal/pessimism
Or too sensitive and emotional - too much phlegm.
TREATMENT- balancing humours
Middle Ages to 19th century
Labelling and categorisation
Most ended up in workhouses, prisons or private ‘madhouses.’ Mainly run for profit. Paid to take family off their hands.
Famous patient James Norris.
19th century to today
Legal and social changes.
Each region of the U.K. instructed by the government to care for their mentally ill in lunatic asylums.
Treatment of peace and games.
Mentally ill viewed as treatable and requiring compassion. Encouraged to rest.
20th century - electroconvulsive therapy, lobotomies-ECT. Medication, antipsychotic drugs.
TREATMENT- care in the community model. Asylums closed down and replaced by community mental health services.
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