During which period did mentally ill patients be seen as no better than wild animals? A. Scientific study 1870s B. Enlightenment 1790s C. Community health 1960sD. Decade of the brain 1990s
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B. Enlightenment, specifically around the 1790s, is the period when mentally ill patients were seen as no better than wild animals. During this time, attitudes towards mental illness were harsh and stigmatizing. Many people believed that mental illness was a moral failing and that the mentally ill were dangerous or contagious. They were often mistreated, confined, and ostracized from society. The emergence of the asylum movement in the early 19th century was a response to these attitudes, as advocates sought to create more humane treatment options for the mentally ill.
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