On May 6, 1946, Life magazine published "Bedlam 1946," an exposé of two ... stigma of court commitment and incarceration in an "insane asylum." The first of these was opened last November ...

Not to be confused with the Bedlam mental asylum, Bedlam the village is tucked away in North Yorkshire. Bedlam is a tiny village, or hamlet, that intrigues visitors with its curious name and ...

Bedlam, pronounced as bed-luhm, refers to a scene of chaos and confusion. The word has sinister origins as it comes from the name of a 14th century mental asylum in London which was notorious for ...