The tenth of October marks World Mental Health Day. Organized by the World Health Organization, the day works toward “raising awareness of mental health issues around the world and mobilizing efforts in support of mental health.” Mental health has been a concern for thousands of years, but different cultures have treated mental illnesses very differently throughout time. This timeline gives a broad overview of some of the most prominent ways in Western history people have approached trying to care for and cure mental illness.
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