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| The various asylums of the Land of Mists pursue many different methodologies. These may be grouped roughly into the following categories:
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| Analytical--Pioneered by the [[Mousel Family]], this is a talking/interviewing method that focuses on empowering the conscious mind.
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| Oneirological--Pioneered by [[Gregorian Illhousen]], this branch claims the secret to unraveling the psyche is within the subconscious, accessed via hypnosis and dreams.
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| Palliative--Rather than push for a cure, simple institutionalization. Includes rest, removal from stimuli, and medication. Often a euphemism for neglect, but many asylums can do little more than this.
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| Conditional--Founded in antiquity, championed by [[Harrod Tasker]], this methodology views madness is mostly moral laxity; the cure is rigorous discipline and aversive stimuli to manage unwanted behavior.
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| Surgical--Claims malformation of the brain leads to psychological problems, which must be physically corrected. Includes trepanning, transorbital lobotomy and full lobotomy.
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| Most alienists use a combination of these methods--in particular, analytical interviewing with hypnosis--depending upon preferences.
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