PSYA02H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Dorothea Dix, American Psychiatric Association, Deinstitutionalisation
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@ middle age: mentally ill ppl = being possessed -> religious exorcism/torture. Asylums: residential facilities for mentally ill -> @ middle ages = drain up 40% blood, throw patient into a pit of snakes. Moral treatment: (by philippe piney & dorothea dix) treat patient w/ kindness & decency. Disorder = maladaptive thoughts, feelings or behaviours i. e. cause distress to oneself or others, impairs day-to-day func, or increases risk of injury or harm to oneself or others => many exceptions. 1917: statistical manual for the use of institutions for the insane by us gvnt. Dsm (diagnostic & statistical manual of mental disorders): (by american. Psychiatric association) standardised manual to aid in diagnosis of disorder (latest) dsm-5: 1. Prognosis/prediction of how symptoms persist or ch over time (-ve) 1. X measure disorder precisely cuz x tool subjective human clinician e. g. decide symptom or normal exp // di disorders many common symptoms 2.
