Which crusader for the moral and humane treatment of mentally ill individuals campaigned tirelessly in an effort that came to be known as the mental hygiene movement?

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Orlando Miller

24 November, 19:33

Which crusader for the moral and humane treatment of mentally ill individuals campaigned tirelessly in an effort that came to be known as the mental hygiene movement?

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Sidney Cochran · Answer 1

Dorothea Dix.

Explanation:

Dorothea Dix's main idea was to develop a humane psychological treatment for the individual, for anyone regardless of their lifestyle.

Moral therapy began to develop as a natural and respectful treatment for patients, centering on the moral and humane treatment for the mentally ill.

Dix began to develop the mental hygiene movement after attending a jail in Massachusetts in which she was witness to the deplorable conditions the patients faced, thus becoming a crusader for a humane treatment.