Question

Which Reform Movement also dealt with the issue of mental illness?

The Poverty Movement

The Temperance Movement

The Prison Movement

The Education Movement

Answer 1

The Temperance Movement is a Reform Movement that dealt with the issue of mental illness.

Explanation:

The Temperance Movement was started as a Reform Movement for social cause. This movement aims in opposing the usage of alcoholic beverages. The people who led this movement explained the negative effects of alcohol on people.

Doctor Benjamin Rush published an article "An Inquiry Into the Effects of Ardent Spirits on the Human Mind and Body" in 1784. This article explains that the excessive consumption of alcohol is injurious to physical and psychological health. So the Temperance Movement was organized in U.S to limit the usage of alcoholic beverages.

The temperance movement not only helps in improving the physical health of the person, but also helps in improving the mental health.