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Lessons from tracing 200 years of perceived causes of mental health challenges
6-minute read
From hysteria and trauma to air pollution, this interactive timeline traces how ideas of what might cause mental health challenges changed in Europe and North America over the last 200 years. Here's what we’ve learned so far.