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Greek anatomist Erasistratus studied the brain and distinguished between the cerebrum and cerebellum.
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The first psychiatric hospital was built by Muslims in Baghdad
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English physician Thomas Willis published the anatomical treatise De Anima Brutorum, describing psychology in terms of brain function
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French physician Philippe Pinel was appointed to Bicêtre Hospital in south Paris, ordering chains removed from mental patients, and founding Moral Treatment.
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German physician Johann Christian Reil coined the term "psychiatry".
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Philippe Pinel published the first description of dementia praecox (schizophrenia).
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Sigmund Freud was born in Freiberg, which is now known as the Czech Republic
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Russian neurologist Vladimir Bekhterev discovered the role of the hippocampus in memory
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German psychiatrist Alois Alzheimer identified the first case of what later became known as Alzheimer's disease
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Swiss-born psychiatrist Adolf Meyer became director of the New York State Psychiatric Institute, influencing American psychiatry with his "common sense" approach which included keeping detailed patient records; he coined the term "mental hygiene".
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The term "Schizophrenia" was coined by Swiss psychiatrist Paul Eugen Bleuler.
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Sigmund Freud founded the International Psychoanalytical Association (IPA), with Carl Jung as the first president, and Otto Rank as the first secretary.
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Alfred Adler left Freud's Psychoanalytic Group to form his own school of thought, accusing Freud of overemphasizing sexuality and basing his theory on his own childhood.
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Sigmund Freud published On Narcissism: An Introduction.[
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Swiss psychiatrist Hermann Rorschach developed the Rorschach Inkblot Test.
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Sigmund Freud published Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego
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Ritalin (Methylphenidate) was synthesized
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Mary Jane Ward published the novel The Snake Pit, which was filmed in 1948, causing reforms in U.S. state psychiatric hospitals.
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The first monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) antidepressant iproniazid was discovered.
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Fluoxetine (trade name Prozac), the first selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant was released, quickly becoming the most prescribed.