Pinel system


Pi·nel sys·tem

(pi-nel'), the abolition of forcible restraint in the treatment of the patient in a mental hospital.

Pi·nel sys·tem

(pē-nel' sis'tĕm) The abolition of forcible restraint in the treatment of the mental hospital patient.

Pinel,

Philippe, French psychiatrist, 1745-1826. Haslam-Pinel syndrome - see under HaslamPinel system - the abolition of forcible restraint in the treatment of mental hospital patients.Pinel-Haslam syndrome - Synonym(s): Haslam-Pinel syndrome