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Created with Fabric.js 1.4.5 The Reformation of Colonists and early Americans pointed to demonic work when they encountered mental illness. Because of this, the mentallyill were usually imprisoned. However, dissent of moral treatment grew after a lack of results. Some asylums gradually reverted back to using restraints. Dorothea Dix volunteered to work at an insane asylum in 1840. After being disturbed by the conditions of the prison, Dix reported her findings of the asylum's conditions to the public. She would spend the majority of her life advocating for better treatment methods for the mentally ill. The Treatment for the Mentally Ill Conditions in these prisons were often inhumane as the inmates were put into closet-like space and were beaten with rods to breed obedience. Dr. John Galt, who was the superintendent for the Eastern State Aslyum introduced revolutionary ideas to treating the mentally ill such as "Moral Treatment" and "Talk Therapy" which is still used today. Along with this, Galt was one of the first to suggest that the mentally ill had dignity and was the first to encourage deinstitutionalization. Dr. John Galt, who was the superintendent for the Eastern State Aslyum introduced revolutionary ideas to treating the mentally ill such as "Moral Treatment" and "Talk Therapy" which is still used today. Along with this, Galt was one of the first to suggest that the mentally ill had dignity and was the first to encourage de-institutionalization. Infographic by Robert Ranallo and Tyler McNichols Conditions in these prisons remained the same until Dr. John Galt, a physican, and Dorothea Dix, a social reformer, advocated for change. "Moral Treatment" became the standard for treating the mentally ill thanks to the work of Galt and Dix. It allowed for the mentally ill to be placed in environments where aspects such as education, work, and healthy living were offered. Thanks to the reportings of Dix and others, there was a public outlash towards the asylums that housed the mentally ill. As a result, some asylums were forced to be closed and others were forced to implement greater medical and more humane standards. New treatment methods such as "rest cures" and treatment methods using static electricity began to come about during the later years of the 19th century.
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