Author:
Scull, Andrew, 1947-
Imprint:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Descriptionxvi, 134 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
Note:Madness unbound -- Madness in chains -- Madness confined -- Madness and meaning -- Madness denied -- Madness cast out.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-130) and index.
Note:"Andrew Scull examines the social, historical, and culturally variable response to madness over the centuries, providing a provocative and entertaining examination of mental illness over more than two millennia."--P. [2] of cover.