History of psychiatric institutions

By 1820, it had already been recognized that mental illness was illness, not sin or depravity, therefore, many institutions across the world had begun to free the mentally ill from excessive restraints and had also begun to establish the concept of humane treatment in institutions devoted to their care. Dix, however, perfected the idea and the new model of care became known as the moral treatment. The moral treatment consisted of removing mentally…

is a 37-year-old Caucasian female with a history of asthma, breast biopsies, contusion to head with LOC, HPV, and Hypothyroidism, who was admitted to the hospital after assaulting her mother and stepfather. She is diagnosed with bipolar I disorder with current or most recent episode of mania. History of present illness Patient states, “I have been suffering for 20yrs, dated a guy for 6yrs and was raped every day. I always put myself in mental institutions for bipolar disorder”. Patient came to…

knowledgeable in matters of the mind, the insanity defense has often been invoked as opposition to the notion of a criminal’s free will. The insanity defense argues that a criminal is not responsible for their actions if their actions are the result of psychiatric illness. An unusual case surrounding the topic of free will in the justice system was the case of Anders Breivik, a far-right extremist who killed 77 people in the 2011 Norway attacks ("Anders Behring Breivik").…

The Therapy of Arts Orthodox medicine and therapy have been the mainstream of all psychiatric treatment. While upon researching I found out about a new approach and form of therapeutic treatment. Art therapy is the new approach to therapeutic treatment for psychiatric disorders, emotional problems or physical disorders or illness. This type of therapy involves people using an expressively creative outlet involving forms of art. Art Therapy in comparison to medication and therapy is successful…

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…

Beginning this journey in the mental health field I thought it was pretty clean cut. My friends tended to come to me for advice and would often tell me how well I was at being able to view situations from different standing points. With the praise I was receiving, it would only be smart to get paid for the craft in which I exceled in. It was not until I began to gain experience that I realized that the psychology field was so much more than telling a friend to find their own happiness. The…

Insanity (Frontline, 2002), describes the whole process of determining the causes of action for individuals who have a mental illness at the time of committing heinous crimes. This article, in particular, covers the story of Ralph Tortorici, who has a history of mental disorder from as early as his adolescent years. Moreover, Ralph suffers from regular acute paranoid delusions and psychotic behavior, which prompted him to seek help from the University health facility and also from a New York…

affect the central nervous system directly, there have been reported cases of delayed neurodegeneration that occur years after primary diagnosis and treatment of LCH. History and Presentation: Our patient is a 11 year old girl with a PMHx of Langerhan’s cell histiocytosis presenting to an outside hospital with a 2 week history of worsening headache, ataxia, and double vision. A scan(MRI??) was performed which showed concerning signs of…

This learning brief will discuss the history of various policies that were enacted through the 1960’s until the 1980’s with regards to mental illness. The brief will discuss the factors that lead to the 1970’s deinstitutionalization movement for persons experiencing mental illness. It will also discuss both the advantages and consequences of deinstitutionalization. The brief will conclude with a discussion on issues that are important for social workers to consider today. In 1963, the…

Countess falls under. I would say that severely mentally ill fits her best because of her past. As Countess grew older she showed signs of mental illness like her mother and had visited mental health institutions many times. She wasn't able to keep her emotions stable and after being in a psychiatric hospital for eight days she was prescribed Paxil for her depression. The combination of not taking her medicine correctly and having mixed drinks is what caused her to kill her mother and thats why…