Question

In the late 1800s, the emphasis on a biological cause of mental disorder ironically resulted in reduced interest in treatments for mental patients because it was thought that:_________

Answer 1

In the late 1800s, the emphasis on a biological cause of mental disorder ironically resulted in reduced interest in treatments for mental patients because it was thought that mentally ill were possessed by or in need of religion.

The biological causes of mental disorders include genetics, prenatal damage, infections, exposure to toxins, brain defects, and substance abuse.

In the late century the emphasis on the treatment of the mentally not even existed. They were relegated to prisons or almshouses, with dirty conditions.

There was negative attitudes towards mental illness which led to stigmatization and confinement of the mentally ill.

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