I think even using the word treated would be generous to most of 1900's approaches to dementia praecox (schizophrenia as a term was first used in or around 1915). read more
I think even using the word treated would be generous to most of 1900’s approaches to dementia praecox (schizophrenia as a term was first used in or around 1915). Charcot was regarded as a revolutionary in the treatment of the mentally ill (1825–1893) by removing chains, treating them as human beings and not having patients beaten by guards. read more
While huge advances in treatment have been made since the early 1900s when "cures" included raising patients' body temperature by injecting them with sulphur and oil, things haven't progressed anywhere near as fast as they have for physical illnesses such as cancer and heart disease. read more
Early treatments, such as they were, left a lot to be desired. Brain surgery and electric shock treatment were both common and controversial but until the advent of the antipsychotic drugs were all we had. read more