Laurence Blackhall
@LolBlackhall
Did things in the past, might do things in the future. For now, having a think, letting ideas happen and writing a few of them down. Plus #bornonthisdaysaid
21-06-2009 16:41:17
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#bornonthisdaysaid #PhillipePinel (1745-1826) has been called the “father of modern psychiatry”. Against chaining up the mentally ill, he suggested they could be treated and cured. He thought “therapeutic conversations” were helpful and wanted patients treated with respect. 1/3