Hippocrates approached mental health in a way that was separate from religion.
During this time, religious superstition dominated the world of interpreting mental health.
Many people believed that mental illness was a form of religious punishment or demonic possession.
Treatments were designed to purge the body of demons or excess humors (yellow bile, black bile, phlegm, and blood).
A Franciscan monk who created an encyclopedia titled De Proprietatibis Rerum.
Promoted trephining, the practice of drilling holes into the skull in order to let out blood, as a form of treatment.
Mental illness was perceived in a less religious light and was subject to secular superstition.
Madhouses and institutions became a more prominent approach to treatment of mental health issues.
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