Jul 31, Thomas Kirkbride: Today in the History of Psychology (31st July 1809)

Thomas Story Kirkbride was born. A leading advocate for the compassionate and humane treatment of the mentally-ill, Kirkbride's most influential treatise on the subject 'On The Construction, Organization and General Arrangements Of Hospitals For The Insane,' was first published in 1854. A true visionary and founding member of the Association of Medical Superintendents of American Institutions for the Insane (the forerunner to the American Psychiatric Association), Kirkbride dedicated his life to improving the conditions under which the mentally ill were institutionalized. Visitpatreon.com/all_about_psychology to become a psychology patron and help support the creation of free resources for psychology students and educators.
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