In 1797, James Tilly Matthews exposed something that threatened institutional power. The response? Imprisonment in Bedlam Asylum under the new diagnosis of 'schizophrenia.'

This wasn't medical progress.. it was the birth of a pattern that continues today: inconvenient questions reframed as mental illness, political dissent medicalized as psychological disorder.

Exploring historical precedents for institutional responses to uncomfortable revelations. How diagnostic frameworks evolved alongside political necessity.

Part 2 of examining the relationship between power structures and medical classification systems.

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From Bedlam to Modern Psychiatry: The Birth Of Schizophrenia - Part 2

“Bedlam Postcard” is the second studio album by singer and songwriter Christone Bartener.

Released: January 25, 2024
Recorded: June 11, 2023 – January 7, 2024
Genre: Country rock, rock, comedy, experimental
Length: 44:04
Producer: Christone Bartener

Lyrics: Christone Bartener (Krzysztof Drabarz)
Music: Christone Bartener (Krzysztof Drabarz)

New tracks tagged #BEDLAM