Six Inhumane Approaches

In the video “ Early Treatment of Mental Disorders” six inhumane approaches to treatment are displayed and briefly explained. The first approach of treatment that was presented in this video was hydrotherapy, where a patient was to stand and be continuously sprayed with water and high pressure. The second treatment approach was wet packing, which was the process of wrapping a patient in wet sheets resulting in the patient unable to move due to compaction of the wet sheets. The third treatment approach was the continuous bath; the water was kept at 98ºF with heat lamps and warm towels used to sedate the patient while they are experiencing a physic episode. The fourth attempt at treatment explained in the video was insulin therapy, which is just