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The invisible plague : the rise of mental illness from 1750 to the present
- Title
- The invisible plague : the rise of mental illness from 1750 to the present / E. Fuller Torrey, Judy Miller.
- Author
- Torrey, E. Fuller (Edwin Fuller), 1937-
- Publication
- New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, c2001.
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- Additional Authors
- Miller, Judy, 1934-2006.
- Description
- xiv, 416 p. : ill., maps; 25 cm.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Selected references: p. [391]-396.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [351]-390) and index.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction : why is the epidemic important? -- 2. The birth of bedlam : insanity prior to 1700 -- 3. The "English malady" appears : England, 1700-1800 -- 4. "The clap of tortured hands" : England, 1800-1850 -- 5. "A mania for madness" : England, 1850-1890 -- 6. "A great and progressive evil" : England, 1890-1990 -- 7. The road to Grangegorman : Ireland, 1700-1990 -- 8. "A constantly increasing multitude" : Atlantic Canada, 1700-1990 -- 9. "The disease whose frequency has become alarming" : the United States, 1700-1840 -- 10. An apostle for asylums : the United States, 1840-1860 -- 11. "A very startling increase" : the United States, 1860-1890 -- 12. "The apocalyptic beast" : the United States, 1890-1990 -- 13. Why is the epidemic forgotten? the politicalization of insanity -- 14. Possible causes of epidemic insanity.
- Call Number
- JFE 03-4109
- ISBN
- 0813530032
- LCCN
- 2001019840
- OCLC
- 46822266
- Author
- Torrey, E. Fuller (Edwin Fuller), 1937-
- Title
- The invisible plague : the rise of mental illness from 1750 to the present / E. Fuller Torrey, Judy Miller.
- Imprint
- New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, c2001.
- Bibliography
- Selected references: p. [391]-396.Includes bibliographical references (p. [351]-390) and index.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Miller, Judy, 1934-2006.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 03-4109