A surgery where all fantasy and follies are purged and good qualities are prescribed. Line engraving by Boulonnois, 16--.

The infant Aesculapius discovered by shepherds on a mountain. Watercolour painting by R. Dadd, 1851.

Visions of a schizophrenic: right, a tempestuous sea, left a man chasing a boat. Watercolour by T. Hennell, ca. 1935.

Patients waiting to see the doctor, with figures representing their fears. Oil painting by Rosemary Carson, 1997.

Matthew Barwick. Drawing by T. Hennell, ca. 1935.

Three cats performing a song and dance act. Gouache by Louis Wain, 1925/1939.

King Richard III holds a bloody sword, the dead body of King Henry VI lies on the ground. Watercolour by Richard Dadd, 1853.

Hospital des Petits Maisons, Paris: plans. Engraving.

Three cats singing. Gouache by Louis Wain, 1925/1939.

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25 pages : color frontispiece, plates, portraits, tables ; 23 cm.

Hand book of the mental hygiene movement and exhibit.

<p>A programme discussing the clinical side effects of new anti-depressant drug, R.I.M.A.</p>

Depression : audio update; focus on R.I.M.A.

<p>The programme looks at how films represent psychiatric disorders given the release of 3 recent films which attempt to portray manic depression, learning difficulties and schizophrenia: 'Igby Goes Down,' 'Dumb and Dumberer,' and 'Identity'. Richard Coles and his guests discuss whether or not we are any further away from some of the cliches typically used to depict mental health disorders.</p>

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Hand book of the mental hygiene movement and exhibit.

Depression : audio update; focus on R.I.M.A.

How the film industry represents mental health.

Mental health through education / by W. Carson Ryan.

Getting by / Sad Ghost Club.

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Catalogue

Hand book of the mental hygiene movement and exhibit.

Depression : audio update; focus on R.I.M.A.

How the film industry represents mental health.

Mental health through education / by W. Carson Ryan.

Getting by / Sad Ghost Club.

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