Rutgers University Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Rutgers University Press ISBN 0813530032 9780813530031 [US]

Rutgers University Press, Date: 2001. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 2001. Rutgers University Press ISBN 0813530032 9780813530031 [US]

Rutgers University Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Rutgers University Press ISBN 0813530032 9780813530031 [US]

ISBN10: 0813530032, ISBN13: 9780813530031, [publisher: Rutgers University Press] Hardcover 416 pages. The prevalence of insanity, which was once conside rably less than one case per 1,000 total population, has risen be yond five cases in 1,000. Why has mental illness reached epidemic proportions? What are the causes of severe mental illness? Why d o we continue to deny the rising numbers, and how does this denia l affect our ability to help those who are afflicted? In The Inv isible Plague, E. Fuller Torrey and Judy Miller examine the recor ds 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 bip olar illness are an unrecognized, modern-day plague. This book is a unique and major contribution to medical history. Until now, i nsanity, and its apparent rise over the centuries, has been inter preted as a socially and economically driven phenomenon. Torrey a nd Miller insist upon the biological reality of psychiatric disea se and examine the reasons why its contemporary prevalence has be en so profoundly misunderstood. Editorial Reviews From Booklist In their refreshing, thoroughly documented, cogent reply to the current generally accepted interpretation of the incidence and ev en the existence of insanity, Torrey and Miller point out many ho les in the arguments of other recent historians of the subject an d don't push any ...

Rutgers University Press, Date: 2002-01-10. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 2002. Rutgers University Press ISBN 0813530032 9780813530031 [US]