Pinel's major contribution to the treatment of those with mental illness was
A) the introduction of hypnosis to treat hysteria.
B) to restore cognitive abilities to inmates of asylums.
C) his proposal that asylums could be therapeutic institutions.
D) his suggestion that the government should provide asylums to house them.
E) the linking of neurology to mental illness.

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Philippe Pinel is best known for his work in transforming asylums into more humane, therapeutic institutions. He advocated for better treatment of the mentally ill, emphasizing that they should be treated with compassion and understanding rather than being seen as incurable and left in deplorable conditions.

Pinel's Major Contribution to the Treatment of Those with Mental