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Mental illness, as we know it was seldom acknowledged in the 1940's unless it became unmanageable. It was a hidden disease. Psychoanalysis ca. Freud and Jung were popular as were frontal lobectomies for the violent. If the client was wealthy and bored they went to a sanitarium for a "rest" and psychoanalysis.
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∙ 11y agoThey actually thought they were incurable and didn't know what to do with them, so they put them in prisons where they were treated terribly until Dorothea Dix discovered the bad conditions and spent her life establishing hospitals for the mentally ill.
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∙ 12y agoBefore the establishment of mental asylums... well you see mental asylums were actually always there, even in the time of the artist of The Scream. if you are referring to earlier times, then in those days mentally disabled people lived in the streets, and they had to fend for themselves if their kids/family members did n't. Doctors did not actually try to find therapy. Remember King Lear ? They usually put patients to sleep... and maybe prescribed herbs of some sort, but naturally enough the sleep and rest did it all :)
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∙ 14y agocounselling and medication. and ocassionaly hospitalisation
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∙ 15y agoMentally ill in the past were, and have always been treated poorly. People make fun of them because they are different in a lot of ways.
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How mentally ill treated?
depends on the illness. usually talking and medication
How did dorothea dix help improve treatment of the mentally ill?
Dorothea Dix advocated for improved living conditions and treatment for the mentally ill. She successfully lobbied for the establishment of mental health institutions and reforms in the United States and Europe, leading to significant improvements in the way mentally ill individuals were cared for and treated. Her efforts helped pave the way for more humane and specialized care for those suffering from mental illness.
What do you do if a mentally ill woman harasses another woman?
Call 911 or report her to a mental institution, because being mentally ill doesn't give her an excuse to harass other women, she should be admitted to an institute where she could be treated.
In the early 1800 where did many poor mentally ill patients live?
In the 1840s, Dorothea Dix investigated the conditions in which mentally ill patients were living. She often found them in prisons, and they were treated like criminals. Dix worked to improve the conditions in which mentally ill patients lived, and she worked to get state governments to build mental hospitals.
Mentally ill or depressed patient?
Mentally ill or depressed patient?"
When did the ideas about how to best treat a mentally ill person begin to change the most?
Nationally, the policies regarding who's responsibility it was for the mentally ill, and how the mentally ill would be treated, actually began during Jimmy Carter's Administration when he led to the passage of the "Mental Health Systems Act." The passage of this act would place the care of the mentally ill squarely on the shoulders of each state and with this transference of responsibility, changes in policy and treatment began.
What are the attributes of a mentally ill person?
Some attributes of a mentally ill person include irrational actions, an inability to communicate, and a lack of social skills. Most people with mental illness can be treated with a variety of medication to reduce or eliminate their symptoms.
When was Artistry of the Mentally Ill created?
Artistry of the Mentally Ill was created in 1922.
What is the difference guilty but mentally ill as a verdict?
The pupose of the "guilty but mentally ill" verdict is to
What kind of medications are given to the mentally ill?
usually, the kind that keep you mentally ill
Why does your husband want to believe you are mentally ill?
because he is mentally ill and he doesnt want to be alone in his illness. you should join him and be a happy mentally ill couple :) <3
Persons who crusaded for humane treatment of the mentally ill waswere?
Dorthea Dix was a very influential crusader for humane treatment of the mentally ill. She became a champion for the treatment of the mentally ill when she visited a jail and was appalled at the conditions the mentally ill women suffered.
