RNSG 2213 MH Module 2:

Key people/developments include Pinel and Tuke. Pinel believed that by treating pts w/ care/concern, they could improve. Changes included insane no longer treated as less than human; human dignity upheld. Result was asylum movement developed. Concept of "moral care" and "Asylum" (a safe place); mentally ill persons can improve with humane treatment; mental illness worsens with stress. Dorthea Dix helps open 32 state hospitals to serve populations that did not have funds/support ...