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Pinel’s system

Pinel’s system

a classification of mental disorders and symptoms outlined in the 18th century. The four major categories were melancholias, manias with delirium, manias without delirium, and dementia or mental deterioration. [Philippe Pinel (1745–1826), French psychiatrist]

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