PSY100H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16.1: Dorothea Dix, Deinstitutionalisation, Community Psychology
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Disorders are ambiguous-there is no definable line between mentally healthy and mentally ill. Labelling oneself as mentally ill is seen as a sign of weakness. Therefore, people rey to minimize and brush off symptoms. There are extra pressures on men to avoid treatment. Insurance does not cover therapy and psychologists-only psychiatrists. Medically based treatments remain dominant, medical approaches are given dominance. Clinical psychologists: have ph. d. level of training, and are able to formally diagnose and treat mental health issues. Counselling psychologists: work with people needing help with common problems. Psychiatrist: medical doctors who specialize in mental health and are allowed to diagnose and treat mental disorders through prescribing medications. Philippe pinel was the first to be granted permission to remove the chains from inmates of. French hospitals since he realized that the patients would benefit from humane treatment. Dorothea dix campaigned to improve the conditions of patients.
