Humanity has been treating "strange behavior" or mental illness since
the stone age...Literally!! Evidence found through examination of
skulls from the stone age revealed many skulls which had a hole cut in
their skull and lived. The operation is called trephination. A
stone instrument was used to cut away a circular section of a skull. It
is believed the operation was preformed in order to release evil spirits
causing problems in the mind. It was also common in the early periods
for exorcisms to be preformed to make evil spirits. A shaman was a
priest would recite prayers, insult the spirits, preform "magic", or
made the person drink bitter drinks to coax the spirit out. If such
techniques failed, they would whip or starve the person. It was all
about the evil spirits to them. Now we know that strange behavior is a
mental illness and not the evil demon.
In Greek and Roman times,500 B.C. to 500 A.D., it was taught that illness had natural causes. Hippocrates, known as the father of modern medicine, believed that mental illness was a brain disease. He further thought that it was caused by an imbalance of four fuids or Humors flowing through the body. The four fluids were yellow bile, black bile, blood, and phlegm. He attempted to fix the imbalances.
During the middle ages, belief of demons became widely accepted again. There was a decline in trust of science.
to be continues.....
In Greek and Roman times,500 B.C. to 500 A.D., it was taught that illness had natural causes. Hippocrates, known as the father of modern medicine, believed that mental illness was a brain disease. He further thought that it was caused by an imbalance of four fuids or Humors flowing through the body. The four fluids were yellow bile, black bile, blood, and phlegm. He attempted to fix the imbalances.
During the middle ages, belief of demons became widely accepted again. There was a decline in trust of science.
to be continues.....
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