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7 pages in length. The writer discusses historical trends, contemporary problems and personal opinion as they relate to treatment for mental illness. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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was considered sane and what was considered normal was completely left open for interpretation by the powers that be, ultimately sealing the fate of many a mentally unbalanced individual whose
only crime was chemical disparity. The only way to deal with such social deviants in colonial times was to lock them away in abominable facilities where they had no
chance of treatment, much less recovery. Strapped to their beds and handled as though they were subhuman creatures devoid of any emotions, these victims of mental illness lived out
their lives within the boundaries of uncaring, ill-tempered and downright cruel institutions. Out of this dreadful experience came the term "institutionalized," which related to the fact that once an
individual entered into an asylum, he would never be able to assimilate back into mainstream society. Ancient Egyptians understood the inherent connection between the body and mind, supporting the notion
that if something was amiss in ones life it could easily cause one a bout of mental instability. Their approach was simple and straightforward: talk it out and rejoice
in religion. The combination of these two elements was believed to empower the individual with internal strength that would ultimately overrule the continuation of any mental imbalance. It
was not until the concept of the "mind" began to overtake such simplistic approaches, along with blaming the victim for such a disgraceful downfall, that the entire notion of mental
illness began to shift for the worse. "Possession by evil spirits, moral weakness, and other such explanations made a stigma of mental illness and placed the responsibility for a
cure on the resulting outcasts themselves. The most apparently ill were chained to walls in institutions such as the infamous Bedlam, where the rest of society could forget they
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