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This is a timeline of the modern development of psychiatry. Related information can be found in the Timeline of psychology and Timeline of psychotherapy articles. ==Early history of psychiatry== ;1550 BCE The Ebers papyrus, one of the most important medical papyri of ancient Egypt, briefly mentioned clinical depression. ;6th century BCE 600 B.C., many cities had temples to Asklepios known as an Asklepieion that provided cures for psychosomatic illnesses ;4th century BCE Greek physician Hippocrates theorized that physiological abnormalities may be the root of mental disorders. ;280 BCE Greek physician and philosopher Herophilus studied the nervous system and distinguished between sensory nerves and motor nerves. ;250 BCE Greek anatomist Erasistratus studied the brain and distinguished between the cerebrum and cerebellum. ;705 CE The first psychiatric hospital was built by Muslims in Baghdad, followed by Cairo in 800, and Damascus in 1270.〔http://pb.rcpsych.org/content/26/1/28.full〕 ;11th century Persian physician Avicenna recognized "physiological psychology" in the treatment of illnesses involving emotions, and developed a system for associating changes in the pulse rate with inner feelings. ;1247 Bethlehem Royal Hospital in Bishopsgate outside the wall of London, one of the most famous old psychiatric hospitals was founded as a priory of the Order of St. Mary of Bethlem to collect alms for Crusaders; after the English government secularized it, it started admitting mental patients by 1377 (1403?), becoming known as Bedlam Hospital; in 1547 it was acquired by the City of London, operating until 1948; it is now part of the British NHS Foundation Trust.〔Shorter, E. (1997)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Timeline of psychiatry」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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