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  2. History of mental disorders - Wikipedia

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    Mental health. Historically, mental disorders have had three major explanations, namely, the supernatural, biological and psychological models. [1] For much of recorded history, deviant behavior has been considered supernatural and a reflection of the battle between good and evil. When confronted with unexplainable, irrational behavior and by ...

  3. Timeline of psychiatry - Wikipedia

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    The National Mental Health Programme (NMHP) was launched in India. 1983. The European Psychiatric Association was founded. 1987. The Indian Mental Health Act was drafted by the parliament, but it came into effect in all the states andunion territories of India in April 1993. This act replaced the Indian Lunacy Act of 1912, which had earlier ...

  4. Timeline of disability rights in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Mental Health Awareness Month was started in the United States in 1949 by the Mental Health America organization (then known as the National Association for Mental Health). 1950s 1950 – Mary Switzer was appointed the Director of the U.S. Office of Vocational Rehabilitation , where she emphasized independent living as a quality of life issue.

  5. The History of ADHD: A Timeline - Healthline

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    Here's a timeline of the condition's history. ... It wasn’t until the 1960s that the American Psychiatric Association (APA) formally recognized it as a mental disorder, and in the 1980s, the ...

  6. The History of Bipolar Disorder - Healthline

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    The term “bipolar” means “two poles,” signifying the polar opposites of mania and depression. The term first appeared in the American Psychiatric Association’s (APA) Diagnostic and ...

  7. The Evolution of Mental Health in the Black Community

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    Data from the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2021 showed that only 5.08% of the psychology workforce was Black — as opposed to 80.85% being white. According to Owoo, this disparity ...

  8. Deinstitutionalization in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The United States has experienced two waves of deinstitutionalization, the process of replacing long-stay psychiatric hospitals with less isolated community mental health services for those diagnosed with a mental disorder or developmental disability . The first wave began in the 1950s and targeted people with mental illness. [1]

  9. Timeline of psychology - Wikipedia

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    1997 – The American Psychoanalytic Association (APsaA) became the first U.S. national mental health organization to support same-sex marriage. [86] 1998 – Martin Seligman established Positive Psychology as his main theme when he became President of the American Psychological Association (APA).

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