Moral Treatment In The 1800s
In the field’s early days of treating abnormality, many believed the forces of good versus evil were at work. The treatment of those days would be viewed as barbaric by today’s standards. A treatment called trephination would be conducted where a stone trephine, or a saw, would be used in surgery to remove a circle of tissue or bone from a person’s skull. The demonological treatment continued during the Middle Ages.
A more moral treatment began in Europe prior to the 1800s when treating people with mental dysfunction emphasized moral guidance, humane, and respectful treatment. Asylums were built to care for people with mental illness. Moral treatment in the U.S. began at this time led by Benjamin Rush of Pennsylvania and later Dorothea Dix.
A more moral treatment began in Europe prior to the 1800s when treating people with mental dysfunction emphasized moral guidance, humane, and respectful treatment. Asylums were built to care for people with mental illness. Moral treatment in the U.S. began at this time led by Benjamin Rush of Pennsylvania and later Dorothea Dix.