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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.

Edition:

1st pbk. ed.

Publisher:

Rutgers University Press,

Copyright Date:

2007

Description:

xiv, 416 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Subject:

Psychiatric epidemiology.
Mental illness--History--18th century.
Mental illness--History--19th century.
Mental illness--History--20th century.
Mental illness.
Psychiatric epidemiology.
History, 18th Century.
History, 19th Century.
History, 20th Century.
History of Medicine.
Mental Disorders--epidemiology.
Mental Disorders--history.
1700-1999
History.

Other Authors:

Miller, Judy, 1949-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-396) and index.

Contents:

14. Possible causes of epidemic insanity. 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.

ISBN:

0813542073
9780813542072

OCLC:

(OCoLC)154694259

Locations:

OZAX845 -- Northwestern College - DeWitt Library (Orange City)