Bibliograph

This way madness lies, the asylum and beyond, Mike Jay

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This way madness lies, the asylum and beyond, Mike Jay

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-251) and index

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illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

This way madness lies

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

940361911

Responsibility statement

Mike Jay

Sub title

the asylum and beyond

Summary

Is mental illness-- or madness-- at root an illness of the body, a disease of the mind, or a sickness of the soul? Should those who suffer from it be secluded from society or integrated more fully into it? This book explores the meaning of mental illness through the successive incarnations of the institution that defined it: the madhouse, designed to segregate its inmates from society; the lunatic asylum, which intended to restore the reason of sufferers by humane treatment; and the mental hospital, which reduced their conditions to diseases of the brain. Rarely seen photographs and illustrations drawn from the archives of mental institutions in Europe and the U.S. illuminate and reinforce the compelling narrative, while extensive 'gallery' sections present revealing and thought-provoking artworks by asylum patients and other artists from each era of the institution and beyond

Table Of Contents

The madhouse : 18th century -- The lunatic asylum : 19th century -- The mental hospital : 20th century -- Beyond the asylum : 21st century

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