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Madhouse

Madhouse is a term that historically refers to a psychiatric hospital or asylum, used in English-speaking regions to denote a place associated with madness, disarray, or confinement. The word blends a reference to mental illness with a building or institution, and in ordinary usage it can describe highly chaotic or crowded situations, such as a busy workplace or a tumultuous event.

In popular culture, Madhouse is a common title used across film, television, and music. Works bearing the

Beyond entertainment, the term remains part of everyday language as a metaphor for anything perceived as frenzied

name
often
explore
themes
of
psychological
distress,
insanity,
confinement,
or
horror,
and
may
use
the
setting
of
a
mental
institution
or
a
state
of
mental
chaos
as
a
central
element.
Because
multiple
productions
and
releases
have
adopted
this
title,
the
exact
reference
typically
depends
on
context,
with
disambiguation
needed
to
identify
the
specific
film,
episode,
album,
or
other
work
being
referenced.
or
out
of
control.
It
also
appears
in
discussions
of
mental
health,
media
representations
of
psychiatric
care,
and
critiques
of
institutions.
See
also:
asylum,
psychiatric
hospital,
insanity.