PSYA02H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 18: Chlorpromazine, Ethnomedicine, Benzodiazepine
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Trephining surgical procedure, hole is made inside persons skull, attempting to treat mds. It was done to make evil spirits leave the heads of the paranoid schizophrenics. Johann wier was the guy who went against the idea of witchcraft and demonology and suggested that they were just people who were mentally ill. Philippe pinel was the 1st guy who treated the mentally ill as normal human beings, untying the chains of them from torture and they slowly recovered. Dorothea dix was the girl who led campaign of humane treatment-1st psychiatric hospital in nova scotia. Franz anton mesmer"s magnetic fluxes focused on manipulating iron rods and bottles of chemicals to hypnotize his patients, resulting in some relief of their symptoms. Electic approach- therapist uses whatever she feels works best for client at that time. This approach combines aspects of different treatment approaches (using both behavior and cognitive-behaviour therapies are more effective)
