Pinel, Philippe


Pinel, Philippe

(pē-nĕl′) French psychologist, 1745–1826, who developed a method or system of treating the mentally ill without the use of restraint, at a time when use of restraint was the accepted form of therapy.

Pinel,

Philippe, French psychiatrist, 1745-1826. Haslam-Pinel syndrome - see under HaslamPinel system - the abolition of forcible restraint in the treatment of mental hospital patients.Pinel-Haslam syndrome - Synonym(s): Haslam-Pinel syndrome