It's dependent upon the culture that the MI person was living in. In Asia they used herbs and acupuncture but also thought it could be demons. In some Native tribe cultures the MI person was considered touched by the gods and taken care of by others. I think that mostly they were, just like today, they were feared and ostracized.
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