This Way Madness LiesIs mental illnessor madnessat root an illness of the body, a disease of the mind, or a sickness of the soul? This Way Madness Lies is a thought provoking exploration of the history of madness and its treatment as seen through the lens of its proverbial home: the Royal Bethlem Hospital, London, popularly known as Bedlam. Organised chronologically, the book explores the meaning of mental illness through the successive incarnations of the institution