From mysticism to neuroscience: the history of psychiatric service of the bukovina region

The origins of psychiatric care in Bukovina can be divided in two stages: the first stage - pre-scientific, the second stage - scientific or nosological. During the pre-scientific period of providing assistance to persons with mental disorders occurred in monasteries. They were regarded as possessed, that is, persons with demons. On the territory of modern Chernivtsi area there were several such monasteries where they could get help patients with mental disorders. Since the proclamation Bukovina is the crown land of the Austro-Hungarian Empire psychiatric care has changed. A psychiatric service was bornunderstanding what a mental disorder is. There was a transition to science interpretation and approach to psychiatric care. The purpose of the article was to cover the formation of the psychiatric service in Bukovina, the transformation of the approach to care for patients with mental disorders, from mysticism to the modern model. Scientific novelty is to analyze the history of psychiatry in Bukovina from the past to present and coverage of the main historical moments that gave impetus for the formation of true neuroscience. Methodological principles research: chronological and comparative-historical approach, systemic interdisciplinary analysis. Conclusions. History of origin psychiatric service in Bukovina experienced ups and downs that corresponded to the conditions of the time. The transformation of mental service has changed from the worldview and level of development of contemporary science. You can watch changes from mystification to the emergence of psychiatry as a real modern neuroscience with an evidence base and humane treatment of patients.