An early biomedical treatment for mental illness called _____ involved primitive surgery on the brain, presumably as a treatment to allow evil spirits to leave the body.

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Trephining involved creating a hole in the skull to allow evil spirits to escape from the body. It was a common practice in early civilizations and was believed to cure mental illness.

An Early Biomedical Treatment for Mental Illness Called _____ Involved