Ethics in Mental Disorder Treatment: How Ancient Greece Contributed to Modern Psychiatry

In the early 19th century, the French physician Philippe Pinel (1745–1826) propagated a humane treatment for the care of mentally ill patients, thereby founding the field of psychiatry. Pinel rejected the popular notion that mental illness was caused by demonic possession/other magical forces and un...

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Main Authors: Konstantinos Laios, Spyros N. Michaleas, Marianna Karamanou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KARE Publishing 2020-01-01
Series:Erciyes Medical Journal
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Online Access:https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=erciyesmedj&un=EMJ-75547