She got then out of prisons and into hospitals.
Dorothy Dix worked to help the mentally ill.
Dorothea Dix crusaded for humane treatment on the mentally ill. She began her work for the mentally ill in 1841.
it was moral treatment.
Dorothea Dix started a hospital for the mentally ill. She visited hundreds of jails and even taught Sunday School at a jail. She also saw that Children were given the same punishments of adults and stopped that.
Dorothea Dix
Dorothea Dix
mentally ill movement
Dorothea Lynde Dix
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Philippe Pinel, a French physician, is often credited as the first reformer who attempted to improve the treatment of the mentally ill. In the late 18th century, he advocated for more humane treatment of psychiatric patients by removing restraints, providing therapy, and promoting social interaction as part of their care. His work laid the foundation for more compassionate and progressive approaches to mental health treatment.
Dorothea L. Dix