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Posts Tagged ‘Mental Health’
Learn the inspiring story of one woman’s efforts to prove her sanity and reform 19th century mental health care.
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Explore the effects of military service and combat on Civil War Soldiers mental health
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Learn about the extreme psychological stress suffered by the average Civil War soldier and how it compared to modern soldier’s experience.
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Learn the story of an often forgotten signer of the Declaration of Independence who changed American medical history forever – Benjamin Rush.
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Discover how Civil War veterans and doctors grappled with mental health.
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Historian Craig Swenson will discuss the turbulent process of securing medical care for mentally ill African Americans after the Civil War.
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