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Quote:
The Germans did not invent psychiatry. The first psychiatric hospitals were created in the 8th century CE, in the Arabic world.
I am Arab however I did not hear of this one. Can you source it us please? Thanks you.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychiatry#Ancient_times
Wiki is not a source.
Source of the Source:
http://www.islam-usa.com/im4.html
It's under "Psychotherapy", in the article by Syed.
"It is not surprising to know that at Fez, Morocco, an asylum for the mentally ill had been built early in the 8th century, and insane, asylums were built by the Arabs also in Baghdad in 705 A.D., in Cairo in 800 A.D., and in Damascus and Aleppo in 1270 A.D. In addition to baths, drugs, kind and benevolent treatment given to the mentally ill, musico-therapy and occupational therapy were also employed. These therapies were highly developed. Special choirs and live music bands were brought daily to entertain the patients by providing singing and musical performances and comic performers as well."
EDIT: wiki had claims that Egypt had the first mental hospitals, but no citation to follow. I can't find any earlier dates and countries than 8th Centry, in the Middle East.