Mediating Madness: Mental Distress and Cultural Representation

by Simon Cross

Introduction Madness and the Popular Imagination Illustrations of Madness: Seeing and Reading Historical Images of Insanity Bedlam in Mind: Campaigning Journalists and Public Images of Insanity Mad, Bad and Dangerous: Psychiatry and Criminals in the Popular Press Visualising Madness: Mental Illness and Public Representation Speaking of Voices: Mediating Public Talk about Mental Illness (co-authored with Graham Murdock) Conclusion Notes Index

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230005314
• ISBN13: 9780230005310
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.5"