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1820s sketch plans for soothing or stimulating water treatment of the mentally ill, found among Dr Alexander Morison’s papers in Edinburgh. Baths and ‘douches’ were used to shock patients into docility, or to calm them with warm water

Apr 13, 2025, 4:27 PM

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