Attempts to treat mental illness date back to as early as 5000 BCE as evidenced by the early discovery of surgically altered skulls by early Christians. ... It was definitely not a sterile procedure, as sterile technique was not implemented until the early 19th century. ... Some of the people who underwent this stone aged procedure survived, but most perished from infection due to lack of sterile instruments. ...

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