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Thomas Kirkbride was a strong advocate of "moral treatment"
Thomas Kirkbride hosted a visit that marked an important occasion in the history of psychiatry on October 16, 1844 the hospital superintendent of 13 asylums gathered in Philadelphia to from the association of medical
He sought to create a humane environment where both rich and poor people get treated with dignity
He was a member of the association of medical superintendent of American institution for the insane