Robert Thom
Pinel Unchains the Insane
French physician Philippe Pinel in 1795 ordered fetters removed from insane women in Paris’ Salpêtrière. His success in humane treatment of mental patients opened new perspectives for psychiatric research and practice.
One of a series: A History of Medicine In Pictures, presented by Parke, Davis & Company
Directed by George A. Bender
Copyright 1960
Painted by Robert A. Thom
