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This way madness lies : the asylum and beyond

by Mike Jay

This history of mental illness examines the evolution of psychiatric treatment through the institutions that defined it, from madhouses to modern mental hospitals. The text is illustrated with archival photographs and artworks created by asylum patients.

Accession 11721 ISBN 9780500518977 Publisher Thames & Hudson
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