What is Madness?
20th Oct 2011; 13:00
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Madness, in our culture, is defined by visibility. From the popular press to TV soaps and films, the depiction of madness always borders on the extreme: violent outbursts, fits, hallucinations.But what if madness is not exactly what we think it to be? What if it is the rule rather than the exception? And what if its defining features are not visible and dramatic but, on the contrary, highly discreet, shared by average citizens who will never come to psychiatric attention? What if, in other words, there is a difference between being mad and going mad?
Psychoanalyst Darian Leader visits the RSA to present a new account of what madness is, and to propose new ways of treating it.
Speaker: Darian Leader, psychoanalyst and author of 'What is Madness?' (Hamish Hamilton, October 2011)
Chair: Matthew Taylor, chief executive, RSA
Suggested hashtag for Twitter users: #RSAmadness
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