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"The old-time political doctor has practically disappeared from these institutions. ...Among medical innovations may be mentioned the employment of women physicians, trained nurses, resident or part-time dentists; the installation of X-ray plants and laboratory equipment; uniform system of examination and history writing; the introduction of occupational therapy; the elimination of seclusion and restraint except in patients who mutilate their persons; and the addition of consulting staffs to the hospitals."
Superintendent M.O. Biggs, 1923
 Rocking chair therapy on a female ward, c. 1913.
Missouri State Archives
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