Bedlam: London's Hospital for the Mad

An absorbing look at the history and development of mental health care in Britain which has emanated from Bethlem hospital — one of the country’s first and mostnotorious psychiatric hospitals. The author shows how much more there is to the story of Bedlam, providing a compelling exploration of an institution which continues to fascinate today, carefully balancing the gore, depravity and madness against a touching, sensitive and often comic story.

• Author
• Paul Chambers

• Format
• hardcover

• Pages
• 287

• Publisher
• Ian Allan Publishing

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9780711033870

• Genres
• history, medical

• Release date
• 2009