Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 1512

JOHN CONOLLY (1794-1866) The treatment of the insane without mechanical restraints. Smith, Elder 1856 xii, 380 pp., port. 21.6 cm.

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In this book Conolly summarizes the use of mechanical restraints in mental asylums and discusses the progress made in asylums where their use had been abandoned. Conolly's efforts on behalf of the non-restraint system marked the successful conclusion of a movement that began with Pinel. As a result, an entirely new approach to insanity was initiated throughout the civilized world.

Cited references: Garrison-Morton 4933; Osler 2360