PSYC 111 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Philippe Pinel, Dorothea Dix, Antipsychotic
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Chapter 16: therapy and treatment: treatment in the past, mentally ill treated as demonic possession, witchcraft, or an angry god, treatments. Trephining: s(cid:373)all hole was drilled i(cid:374) a perso(cid:374)"s skull to release spirits, (cid:1005)4(cid:1004)(cid:1004)"s, deals with the devil, people tried as witches, 18th century. People considered odd and unusual placed in asylums: asylums- first institutions created for the specific purpose of housing people with psychological disorders, but the focus was ridding them from society and treating their disorders, late (cid:1005)7(cid:1004)(cid:1004)"s. Philippe pinel- argued for more humane treatment of the mentally ill. Suggested patients be unchained and talked to: many were able to leave the hospital, 19th century, dorothea dix led reform efforts for mental health care in u. s, discovered lowly systems to care for this population. Led to creation of first mental asylums in the u. s: 1954 and on. Antipsychotic medications produced: mental retardation facilities and community mental health centers.
