Anything to do with mental illnesses/disorders
How Mental Illness Was Treated Throughout History
How Mental Illness Was Treated Throughout History
While modern society is still learning how to properly treat people with mental illnesses, we've come a long way from medieval skull drilling and exorcisms. Explore some of the archaic treatments for mental illnesses throughout the ages. Methods included hydrotherapy (as in making someone sit in a tub for days), insulin-comas, and inducing bleeding or vomiting.
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Our history defines us.
Here's a picturesque wander through New York's psychiatric wards.