Asked by mallory
who was responsible for the humanitarian movement to improve the conditions of insane asylums
I think Philippe Pinel is the person you seek, at least he was the first.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=8657817&dopt=Abstract
I hope this helps. Thanks for asking.
Dorthea Dix was given a lot of credit in the early 1800's.
I think Philippe Pinel is the person you seek, at least he was the first.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=8657817&dopt=Abstract
I hope this helps. Thanks for asking.
Dorthea Dix was given a lot of credit in the early 1800's.