There is some debate about whether Philippe Pinel ________
A) was the first person to remove chains from mental patients in a French mental hospital.
B) was the first person to refute the idea of witchcraft as an explanation for abnormal behavior.
C) supported Mesmer's ideas of animal magnetism and hypnosis.
D) approved of the use of bleeding, beatings, and imprisonment for mental patients.

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Philippe Pinel is widely credited with being the first person to remove chains from mental patients in a French mental hospital, which he did in the late 18th century.

There Is Some Debate About Whether Philippe Pinel ________