Jean-Baptiste Pussin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French nurse
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Place of Birth: Lons-le-Saunier, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
About Jean-Baptiste Pussin
- Jean-Baptiste Pussin (1746–1811) was a hospital superintendent who, along with his wife and colleague Marguerite, established more humane treatment of patients with mental disorders in 19th-century France.
- They helped physician Philippe Pinel appreciate and implement their approach which, together with similar initiatives in other countries, became known as moral treatment.
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