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Retrospective Glance at the Early History of the Retreat, York; its Objects and Influence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 February 2018

D. Hack Tuke
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In celebrating the Centenary of the York Retreat, the first question which arises in everybody's mind is, why was it established, and why at one time rather than at another? Further, it is natural to inquire what were its objects, and what influence has it exerted?

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Part I.—Original Articles
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Journal of Mental Science , Volume 38 , Issue 162 , July 1892 , pp. 333 - 359
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1892 

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References

* “Report of the Select Committee of the House of Commons, 1815.” Google Scholar

* When the Retreat was projected the great mass of the insane in England were unprovided for as regards asylum accommodation. In addition to three or four private asylums, including Ticehurst, there were the well-known, but unfortunately ill-managed hospitals of Bethlem and Saint Luke's, and the lunatic ward of Guy's Hospital. There were, at Manchester and Liverpool, wards for the insane in connection with the Royal Infirmaries of those towns, and in addition to the old York Asylum there was the Norwich Bethel Hospital, and St. Peter's Hospital at Bristol, to which, many years after, the celebrated Dr. Prichard was physician. The recognized number of insane in London and in the country was under 7,000, which stands out in strange contrast with the number registered at the present day.Google Scholar

* “Containing an account of the Origin and Progress, the Modes of Treatment and a Statement of Cases, with an Elevation and Plans of the Building.” Google Scholar

* Introduction to “Le Corps et l'Esprit,” page xx.Google Scholar

* “The Treatment of the Insane without Mechanical Restraints,” by Conolly, Dr., page 18.Google Scholar

† Introduction to Jacobi's, “Construction and Management of Hospitals for the Insane,” by Take, Samuel, 1841, p. 35.Google Scholar

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