Historical Events and Early Pioneers in the Field of Clinical Psychology

Historical Events and Early Pioneers
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Historical Events and Early Pioneers
William Tuke represents one of the earliest reformists of the 19th century with a significant impact on the clinical psychologic field. Kibria and Metcalfe (2016) indicate that he pioneered the realization of modern mental institutions of care that respect the patients’ moral treatment. His work in the mental asylum changed the approaches from the traditional inhumane and brutal ones to the use of progressive benevolent methods (Pomerantz, 2019). As a result, he remains one of the key influencers of modern clinical psychology.
Historical trends during Tuke’s time had drastically shifted from treating the mentally unstable individuals in the society within the workhouses and churches to restricting them in asylums. The practitioners would employ galenic stimulated ideas to induce archaic treatments, including coercive or forceful swallowing of purgatives and bleeding (Pomerantz, 2019). They also restrained them with manacles and chains to remove the evils ailin...