Psychiatric treatment in the preneuroleptic era

Throughout history there were many attempts to understand the mind and to derive treatment options based on the presumed causes. This often resulted in many of the controversial and outlandish practices. In this article we have tried to emphasize on some of such practices, some more unusual than oth...

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Main Authors: Smitha Lamiya Rasquinha, Avinash Joe, A T Safeekh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.amhsjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2321-4848;year=2019;volume=7;issue=2;spage=298;epage=302;aulast=Rasquinha
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description Throughout history there were many attempts to understand the mind and to derive treatment options based on the presumed causes. This often resulted in many of the controversial and outlandish practices. In this article we have tried to emphasize on some of such practices, some more unusual than other, that have been used in the pre – neuroleptic era. Advancement in the field of science has changed the way we look at psychiatric disorders and brought transformation in the way we treat psychiatric patients.
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spelling doaj.art-2b5000dca2ae45cfbd75fe6164f539542022-12-22T01:13:21ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsArchives of Medicine and Health Sciences2321-48482019-01-017229830210.4103/amhs.amhs_159_19Psychiatric treatment in the preneuroleptic eraSmitha Lamiya RasquinhaAvinash JoeA T SafeekhThroughout history there were many attempts to understand the mind and to derive treatment options based on the presumed causes. This often resulted in many of the controversial and outlandish practices. In this article we have tried to emphasize on some of such practices, some more unusual than other, that have been used in the pre – neuroleptic era. Advancement in the field of science has changed the way we look at psychiatric disorders and brought transformation in the way we treat psychiatric patients.http://www.amhsjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2321-4848;year=2019;volume=7;issue=2;spage=298;epage=302;aulast=Rasquinhahistory of psychiatrypre-neuroleptic erapsychiatric treatment
spellingShingle Smitha Lamiya Rasquinha
Avinash Joe
A T Safeekh
Psychiatric treatment in the preneuroleptic era
Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences
history of psychiatry
pre-neuroleptic era
psychiatric treatment
title Psychiatric treatment in the preneuroleptic era
title_full Psychiatric treatment in the preneuroleptic era
title_fullStr Psychiatric treatment in the preneuroleptic era
title_full_unstemmed Psychiatric treatment in the preneuroleptic era
title_short Psychiatric treatment in the preneuroleptic era
title_sort psychiatric treatment in the preneuroleptic era
topic history of psychiatry
pre-neuroleptic era
psychiatric treatment
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