Folklore has it that, " An apple a day can keep the doctor way." In most cases this is not true, in fact, one case that strongly exhibits the opposite is the realm of mental illnesses. Modern medicine has moved way beyond our ancestors. Today, we have modern medicines that are tested before being administered. Mental illnesses are fields of health that are constantly changing and getting more insight on the human physic. Society and government have been researching mental illnesses as early as B.C. The history of mental illnesses has changed through-out history because of governmental changes, societal views, and technological advances.

Government has been influencing the changes in the mentally ill's treatment as early as the thirteenth century. During this time, the government insisted on unsociably accepted people be loaded on " Ships of Fools" and moved from one port to another (young 20). In early history, this...