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An english quaker named _____ founded the york retreat, wherein patients were treated with a combination of rest, talk, prayer, and manual work.

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William Tuke founded the York Retreat in 1792 along with the quaker group The Society of Friends in response to the death of a fellow Quaker in the York Lunatic Asylum. They wanted the mentally ill to be treated with compassion instead of indifference or cruelty.
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