William Tuke

Then came the Age of Enlightenment and what historians called the moral treatment movement.

There were philosophers like Philippe Pinel in France and reformers like William Tuke in England, and they argued that the insane did deserve humane care, so they removed the chains and patients were treated with more dignity.

Asylums became fashionable institutions then.

They were often built on picturesque grounds with gardens and exercise yards.