Figure 1: William Tuke |
The approach William used became known as ‘Moral Treatment’ [2] and influenced practices in European asylums in the 1800s. Most notably, Williams work influenced Philippe Pinel, a French physician famous for unchaining the mental patients of Paris.
William’s son, Henry Tuke, and grandson, Samuel Tuke carried on his good work after his death (and my work carries forward this lineage). The York Retreat still exists to this day, and something I am very proud of as a ‘Tuke’ who hopes to carry on the good practice of treating everyone with the best possible psychological practices to this day.
Figure 2: The York Retreat |
For more information:
[1]= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Tuke
[2]= http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/tuke_william.shtml
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/broughttolife/people/williamtuke.aspx
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