Date | Dromokaition |
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19th–20th century | Corresponding European theoretical and practical approaches in mental illness treatment |
1887 | Emphasis on the inner organization of the mental hospital, its architecture, the staff’s behavior, the division of patients according to their mental condition and their placement in appropriate departments |
1887–1900 | Music therapy, a walk in the country under supervision, pool games, sports, work therapy, artistic expression, baths, enemas |
1900 | Hypnotic drugs, sedatives, stimulants, exsanguinations, special diets, anti-syphilitic treatment |
1925 | Fever therapy implemented in 1925 |
1936 | Insulin shock therapy implemented in 1936 |
1936 | Cardiazol convulsive therapy implemented in 1936 |
1945 | Electroshock |
1947 | Dromokaition is the first mental hospital in Greece to open its gates, organize theatrical performances, film viewings, dance nights, recitals, concerts, festivities |
1947 | Work Therapy Department |
1948 | Prefrontal leukotomy implemented in 1948 |
1948 | Choremis brought penicillin from America to Greece |