Government started to build facilities used to house individuals that displayed behaviors against societal norms. The homes and hospitals could not house all individuals with a several mental disorder. These facilities converted to institutions. These asylums were a means for the removal of people from society deemed to be abnormal. While meant to provide quality care the facilities became full of people, essentially turning to prisons where patients underwent inhumane treatment. After this dark period, in the 19th century treatments of those with mental disorders began to improve. During this time, development of principles in moral therapy took place. Individuals whom supported moral therapy were of the belief that people with a mental
