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middle ages (sep 12, 500 – sep 12, 1400)

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Religions ( mainly Christianity ) dominated Europan thinking on mental illnesses. Again it is thought to be demons and/or the devil. Treatments included exorcisms burning and drowning. Many people were locked inside lunatic asylums. Doctors continued to search for physical causes of depression.

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sep 12, 500
sep 12, 1400
~ 900 years