Denise Morel (born 10 August 1946) is a French writer and psychiatrist.
She was born in Setif, Algeria, the youngest of four children.
Between the ages of 8 to 14, she lived in Bône.
The family left Algeria in 1961 to live in Marseille.
She studied in Aix-en-Provence and Paris, obtaining a PhD in clinical psychology from Université Paris V.
She has written numerous books, among them Setif de ma jeunesse, a well-regarded memoir of growing up in Setif.