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Deb's Mental Health And Wellness Guide
"Face Yourself - Free Yourself"
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~Philippe Pinel~
~The Father of Modern Psychiatry~
Written by Anna M. Merimee
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(Updated 11/1/15)
PHILIPPE PINEL
(20 April 1745, Saint-André, Tarn; France- 25 October 1826, Paris, France)
Occupation: Psychiatrist, physician
Specification: The father of modern psychiatry,
Pioneered in «Moral treatment» - the humane treatment of the mentally ill.
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