Five essays on history and evolution of psychiatry in Mexico from perspective of its connections and repercussions on society in general. First reconstructs closure of Mexico City's largest mental hospital in 1968, second looks at incorporation of "special education" into public school programs, third deals with "miraculous" remedies for epilepsy at turn of century, fourth examines photographic records and images of madness, and last considers madness in foto-novelas and comics in 1963-1979. Edition limited to 300 copies.