Today it seems that mental illness is common and well discussed. How was mental illness dealt historically? Are there any text on mental illness or evidence that mental illness was common?

by sage5979

I was just curious on how mental illness was dealt in the past. Roman times, medieval times, renaissance, ect….
Today we have medicine and therapy. What did they have then?

Kelpie-Cat

I've previously written on mental disabilities in early medieval Ireland which might be of interest to you.