Dorothea Dix was born in 1802 and was an advocate for the mentally ill. She travelled around the country to investigate the state and the treatment of those suffering from…
Category: Pioneer Tuesday
#PioneerTuesday; James Crichton-Browne
Sir James Crichton-Browne was born in 1840 and was the son of the asylum reformer, Dr William A. F. Browne. James was never shy of confronting authorities, dogmas and cultures…
#PioneerTuesday; Emil Kraepelin
Emil Kraepelin was born in 1856 in Germany. He is very well known for classification of mental disorders, also known as psychiatric nosology. During his time, it was widely believed…
#PioneerTuesday; Phillipe Pinel
Phillipe Pinel was a French physician who was born in 1745. He is widely known as the father of scientific psychiatry. He was an advocate for treating mentally ill patients…
#PioneerTuesday; Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard
Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard was born in 1816. She was a well-educated woman who studied French, algebra and the new classics with the support of her well off parents. Elizabeth…
#PioneerTuesday; William Alexander Francis Browne
William Alexander Francis Browne was born in 1805 and was an early advocate of the humane psychiatric treatment of people suffering from mental illness. He was fascinated by and also…
#PioneerTuesday; Clifford Whittingham Beers
Over 100 years ago, people with mental illnesses were viewed as destructive to society. In mental institutions, people with mental health conditions were severely abused, both physically and emotionally, furthering…