Transition Period (1 jan 1774 ano – 1 jan 1838 ano)

Descrição:

* Place: Private Madhouses, Subscription Insane Hospitals, Public Asylums
* Authority: Justices of the Peace, Prefects, Reeves, Physicians (more conspicuous)
* Certification Provisions: One physician
* Term of confinement: Undefined
* Growing emphasis on Care, Curability, and Early Treatment
* Examples:
* Tuscan Law 1774
* Private Madhouses Legislation in England 1774, 1808, 1828