ABSTRACT
Jacques-Joseph Moreau (de Tours) was one of the earliest pioneers of modern psychopharmacology (see Figure 2.1). Born in 1804 in Montrésor, France, Moreau pursued medical studies in Tours and Paris, subsequently studying psychiatry under the tutelage of Jean-Étienne Dominique Esquirol, whose eclectic approach to healing the mind included the prescription of therapeutic travel. As part of his duties, Moreau accompanied patients to the Orient, where he was able to observe the effects of—and partake himself of—hashish, the resinous by-product of cannabis (Holmstedt 1973). Portrait of Moreau in 1845, by N. E. Maurin, Library of the Academy of Medicine, Paris, France. https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9780203820803/946ca563-95be-452a-a87f-573ff13484ab/content/fig2_1_B.jpg" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"/>
