Think back to when you had your last physical assuming you are in good health, did the doctor use words like, fit, thriving, well, physically fit, fit as a fiddle, flourishing, I could go on, but I think you get the point. Many people think a healthy person equals free of disease but it actual includes state of complete, physical, mental, and social wellbeing. To sustain complete health wellness, you must make correct choices to create a healthy life. We do this by referring to the six dimensions of wellness and each one affects all the others.
In the Middle Ages a person who appeared to have a mental illness were often seen as crazy, this simply stems from the lack of understanding and effective treatment available. Instead, this would worsen symptoms of mental health because many people were not treating their illness properly. If a person was mentally ill back then it was suggested they could be possessed by a demonic possession, witchcraft, or an angry god. It was frowned upon to “catch the sickness” of mentally ill, and many would suffer consequences if they did. The incredible part of this is that we still today learn something new regarding the biology and physiology of the brain, and we have made enormous strides in the correct direction.
In the Middle Ages a person who appeared mentally unstable were often seen as crazy. This caused many people to withhold their real mental status, and/or keep emotions to themselves. This is a perfect example of lack of understanding regarding mental health and finding effective treatment. Even today we learn something new about the biology and physiology of the complex organ that is referred to as the "command center." Back in the Middle Ages they used many obscene treatment plans, but the most common was isolation and Asylums. Overcrowding and poor sanitation in the asylums led to movements pushing to increase quality and awareness for the patients. Unfortunately this approach failed in which more unethical evil tactics were happening, for an example ice baths were given to patients while being bound down with restraints. If this is how mental illness was approached I guarantee people who were suffering were not lining up to receive help.