For What Is Philippe Pinel Most Famous

question 67

Multiple Choice

For what is Philippe Pinel most famous?

• A) changing an asylum in Paris into a mental hospital
• B) discovering that the grain fungus ergot caused a psychotic-like condition
• C) developing the technique of trephining to alleviate pressure in the brain
• D) developing the psychotherapy known as existentialism

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