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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 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 single approach to schizophrenia and manic depre ssion. Instead, they ask for a spirit of inquiry because so much about the rate of growth and the causes of mental illness remains unclear that open-minded research and clinical studies are still very much needed. Although there are a lot of statistics and gra phs, as well as explication of them, in the book, there is also e nough history of diagnosis and treatment in the U.S., England, Ir eland, and Canada to fascinate readers whose favorite topic isn't numbers. The book delves deeply into clinical accounts and histo ric insane-asylum politics, funding, and social acceptance. Frequ ent reference to literary works and authors lightens the tone of the proceedings, as does the authors' hypothesis of a relationshi p between the wearing of stockings and the incidence of insanity. William Beatty Copyright © American Library Association. All rig hts reserved Review The authors have done impressive research lo cating an enormous number of examples of mental distress in the g eographic and temporal areas of their focus. -- Journal of the Hi story of Medicine This highly informative and stimulating work h as certainly raised some neglected questions that demand more ser ious scientific attention. -- Nature From the Back Cover Insanit y, in one guise or another, has always been with us, an occasiona l, unbidden guest at life's masquerade. In recent centuries, howe ver, it has appeared in previously unseen masks and in much great er numbers. The prevalence of insanity, which had once been consi derably less than one case per 1,000 total population, has risen beyond five cases in 1,000. Why has insanity reached epidemic pro portions? What are the causes of severe mental illness? Why do we continue to deny the rising numbers, and how does this denial af fect our ability to help those who are afflicted? In The Invisi ble Plague, E. Fuller Torrey and Judy Miller examine the records on insanity in England, Ireland, Canada, and the United States ov er a 250-year period, concluding, through both qualitative and qu antitative evidence, that insanity is an unrecognized, modern-day plague. Their conclusion is based on demographic data, the writi ngs of psychiatrists, and numerous literary sources. 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. The pres ent authors insist upon the biological reality of insanity and ex amine the reasons why epidemic insanity has b.
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