The Invisible Plague: The Rise of Mental Illness from 1750 to the Present

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“Inscription on the ffep and a little underlining. Clean jacket, light wear. Stock image shown; ...
Topic
Mental Illness
ISBN
9780813530031
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Rutgers University Press
ISBN-10
0813530032
ISBN-13
9780813530031
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1927181

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
438 Pages
Publication Name
Invisible Plague : the Rise of Mental Illness from 1750 to the Present
Language
English
Subject
Psychopathology / General, General
Publication Year
2001
Type
Textbook
Author
E. Fuller TOR REY
Subject Area
Psychology, History, Medical
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Weight
31.1 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2001-019840
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
616.89/009
Synopsis
The prevalence of insanity, which was once considerably less than one case per 1,000 total population, has risen beyond five cases in 1,000. Why has mental illness reached epidemic proportions? What are the causes of severe mental illness? Why do we continue to deny the rising numbers, and how does this denial affect our ability to help those who are afflicted? In The Invisible Plague , E. Fuller Torrey and Judy Miller examine the records on insanity in England, Ireland, Canada, and the United States over a 250-year period, concluding, through both qualitative and quantitative evidence, that disorders like schizophrenia and bipolar illness are an unrecognized, modern-day plague. This book is a unique and major contribution to medical history. Until now, insanity, and its apparent rise over the centuries, has been interpreted as a socially and economically driven phenomenon. Torrey and Miller insist upon the biological reality of psychiatric disease and examine the reasons why its contemporary prevalence has been so profoundly misunderstood., In The Invisible Plague, E.Fuller Torrey and Judy Miller examine the recordes on insanity in England, Ireland, Canada, and the UNited States over a 250 year period, concluding, through both qualitative and quantatative evidence, that insanity is, and continues to be, an unrecognized modern-day plague.
LC Classification Number
RC455.2.E64T67 2001

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