The invisible plague : the rise of mental illness from 1750 to the present

The invisible plague : the rise of mental illness from 1750 to the present / E. Fuller Torrey, Judy Miller.

Author/creator	Torrey, E. Fuller (Edwin Fuller), 1937-
Other author/creator	Miller, Judy, 1949-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, ©2001.
Description	xiv, 416 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Subject(s)	Psychiatric epidemiology. Mental illness--History --18th century. Mental illness--History --19th century. Mental illness--History --20th century. Mental Disorders--epidemiology. History of Medicine. History, 18th Century. History, 19th Century. History, 20th Century.

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.
Local note	Little-336526--305131044819$
Bibliography note	Selected references: p. [391]-396.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [351]-390) and index.
LCCN	2001019840
ISBN	0813530032