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, also known as trepanning, involved drilling a hole into the skull in order to release evil spirits from the brain. It was used as a primitive form of surgery for various ailments, including mental illness, but is considered highly dangerous and ineffective by modern medical standards.

An Early Biomedical Treatment for Mental Illness Called _____ Involved