Who led reform efforts to correct types of inhumane practices in the care of criminals, those with mental disorders, and victims of the Civil War?
a. Dorothea Dix
b. Philippe Pinel
c. Benjamin Rush
d. Clifford Beers
ANS: A
Dorothea Dix led reform efforts to correct types of inhumane practices in the care of criminals, those with mental disorders, and victims of the Civil War. Philippe Pinel and Benjamin Rush led a reform movement that led to hospital expansion, medical treatment, and the community mental health movements. Clifford Beers urged mental health reform and influenced the founding of the National Committee for Mental Hygiene.
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