Pinel unchains the insane
- Collection:
- Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
- Author(s):
- Thom, Robert A. (Robert Alan), 1915-1979, artist
- Contributor(s):
- Parke, Davis & Company, issuing body.
- Publication:
- [Detroit] Parke, Davis & Company 1960
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Still image
- Subject(s):
- Physicians Mentally Ill Persons Psychiatry -- history History of Medicine Pinel, Philippe, 1745-1826.
- Genre(s):
- Pictorial Works
- Abstract:
- 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 perpectives for psychiatric research and practice.
- Copyright:
- This item may be under copyright protection. Please ask copyright owner for permission before publishing.
- Copyright Holder:
- Pfizer; Source: Research; Research date: 06/23/2015
- Extent:
- 1 print : 35 x 42 cm
- Technique:
- color
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101651446 (See catalog record)
- NLM Image ID:
- C06367
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101651446