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This way madness lies : the asylum and beyond

by Jay, Mike , Wellcome Collection

in Asylums-History-Exhibitions / Asylums.-fast-(OCoLC)fst00819857 / Bethlem Royal Hospital (London, England) / Bethlem Royal Hospital (London, England)-fast-(OCoLC)fst00595236 / Europa.-gnd / Great Britain.-fast-(OCoLC)fst01204623 / History-General / Klinik und Hochschulambulanz für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie.-gnd / Mental health services-History-Exhibitions / Mental health services.-fast-(OCoLC)fst01016498 / Mental illness / Mental illness -- Social aspects / Mental illness-Treatment-History-Exhibitions / Mental illness-Treatment.-fast-(OCoLC)fst01016606 / Mentally ill-Care-History-Exhibitions / Mentally ill-Care.-fast-(OCoLC)fst01016705 / Psychiatric hospitals-Great Britain-History-Exhibitions / Psychiatric hospitals-History-Exhibitions / Psychiatric hospitals.-fast-(OCoLC)fst01081047 / Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer-Bitterfeld.-gnd

2016

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This way madness lies : the asylum and beyond

Jay, Mike,

Wellcome Collection

2016

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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 Way Madness Lies 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. Moving and sometimes provocative illustrations and photographs, sourced from the Wellcome Collection's extensive archives and 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.

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Thames & Hudson,Thames & Hudson, Limited,Thames and Hudson Ltd

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Asylums-History-Exhibitions

/ Asylums.-fast-(OCoLC)fst00819857

/ Bethlem Royal Hospital (London, England)

/ Bethlem Royal Hospital (London, England)-fast-(OCoLC)fst00595236

/ Europa.-gnd

/ Great Britain.-fast-(OCoLC)fst01204623

/ History-General