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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.

  • Format
  • hardcover
  • Pages
  • 287
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9780711033870
  • Genres
  • history, medical
  • Release date
  • 2009