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Encyclopedia > Phillipe Pinel

Phillipe Pinel is credited as being the first to introduce humane methods into the treatment of the mentally ill as the superintendent of the Asylum de Bicêtre in Paris. He removed patient restraints and introduced categorising and separation as well as observation and talking to patients as methods of cure


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Phillipe Pinel (566 words)
Phillipe Pinel, one of the founders of modern psychiatry, was a major figure in early efforts to provide humane care and treatment for the mentally ill.
The real crucial moment in Pinel's life came when a close friend of his became mentally ill, and during a psychotic break ran into a forest and was devoured by a pack of wolves.
In 1795, Pinel was appointed as chief physician at Salpetriere, the female asylum in Paris.
Alain Pinel Realty (1240 words)
Philippe Pinel (20th April 1745 - 25th October 1826), regarded by many as the father of modern psychiatry, was born in a small town in Languedoc, the son and nephew of physicians.
Pinel was an Ideologue, a disciple of the abbé de Condillac.
Phillipe Pinel is credited as being the first to introduce humane methods into the treatment of the mentally ill as the superintendent of the Asylum de Bicêtre in Paris.
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