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The Brattleboro Retreat is a private, not-for-profit mental health and addictions hospital that provides comprehensive inpatient, outpatient, partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient services for children, adolescents and adults. Located just north of downtown Brattleboro, Vermont, the Retreat is situated on more than of land along the Retreat Meadows inlet of the West River. Founded in 1834, the Retreat was "the first facility for the care of the mentally ill in Vermont, and one of the first ten private psychiatric hospitals in the United States."〔("Mission & History" ) on the Brattleboro Retreat website〕 It is considered a pioneer in the field of mental health care in the United States. The Retreat is a member of the Ivy League Hospitals.〔''Brattleboro Retreat: The First 150 Years'', Best Books (1989)〕 == Origin == The Brattleboro Retreat was founded in 1834 as the Vermont Asylum for the Insane through a $10,000 bequest left by Anna Hunt Marsh for the establishment of a hospital that would exist independently and in perpetuity for the welfare of the mentally ill.〔 The institution was renamed as the Brattleboro Retreat in the late 19th century in order to eliminate confusion with the state-run Vermont State Asylum for the Insane. Taking its inspiration from the York Retreat in England, the Brattleboro Retreat originated as a humane alternative to the otherwise demeaning and sometimes dangerous treatment of people with mental illness. The focus on "moral treatment," an idea derived from a Quaker concept, introduced by William Tuke in the late 18th century,〔 which approaches mental illness as a medical condition and not a character flaw or the result of sin. This remains the institution's guiding philosophy.〔 For much of the 19th and 20th century, treatment methods emphasized fresh air, physical activity, educational enrichment, therapeutic farm and kitchen work, and supportive staff. Some of the techniques used at the Brattleboro Retreat were influenced by the Quakers and Benjamin Rush, a physician and American revolutionary.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brattleboro Retreat」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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