Historical aspects of clinotherapy

Macavilca-Cruz M.; Stucchi-Portocarrero S. · Revista de Neuro-Psiquiatria (2020) · DOI: 10.20453/rnp.v83i3.3798

Resumen

Clinotherapy or “bed rest” was first introduced as a treatment for mental illness in 1852, with the aim of inhibit the “consciousness of movement” and peripheral excitation, in order to make it possible a “psychological rest”. At the beginning, clinotherapy, along with open door and non-restraint principles, meant an alternative to seclusion rooms, straitjackets and other restrictive practices. However, over time it became a simple seclusion in a room, many times in inappropriate conditions. © The Author(s), 2020.

Instituciones: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia