Retreat, commonly known as the York Retreat, is a place in England for the treatment of people with mental health needs.
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12 Facts About York Retreat
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The present day The York Retreat seeks to retain the essence of early "moral treatment", while applying the principles to a modern healthcare setting.
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The York Retreat withdrew from the delivery of inpatient services after 222 years on 31 December 2018.
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York Retreat's family enjoyed the tea and coffee merchant business.
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York Retreat appealed to Quakers, personal acquaintances and physicians for funds.
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York Retreat spent two years in discussion with, and issuing explanatory statements to the local Quaker group, working out the fundamental principles of the proposed institution.
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York Retreat gave the standard medical treatments "ample trial" but reluctantly and "courageously" abandoned them as failures.
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York Retreat arrived at the same time as a talented Quaker nurse Katherine Allen, and the two married in 1806, thus heading The Retreat together.
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York Retreat's book explained in detail about the approach to use the moral treatment method for restoring the self-esteem, and self-control in individual with mental issues.
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The burial ground of the York Retreat Friends Meeting House is in the grounds of the hospital.
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York Retreat continued to operate as an independent hospital into the modern era.
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The York Retreat continues to run outpatient community psychological assessment, diagnostic and therapy services at the Tuke Centre, including an Autism and ADHD service.
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