The Insanity Offense
How America's Failure to Treat the Seriously Mentally Ill Endangers Its Citizens
Published on 17. June 2008
304 pages
978-0-393-06888-7 (ISBN)
Description
"Vital for all working in the mental health field . . . . Fascinating reading for anyone." —Choice
E. Fuller Torrey, the author of the definitive guides to schizophrenia and manic depression, chronicles a disastrous swing in the balance of civil rights that has resulted in numerous violent episodes and left a vulnerable population of mentally ill people homeless and victimized. Interweaving in-depth accounts of landmark cases in California, Wisconsin, and North Carolina with a history of legislation and changes in the mental health care system, Torrey gives shape to the magnitude of our failure and outlines what needs to be done to reverse this ongoing—and accelerating—disaster. A new epilogue on the 2011 shooting in Tucson, Arizona, brings this tragic story up to date.More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
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Windows
ISBN-13
978-0-393-06888-7 (9780393068887)
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How America's Failure to Treat the Seriously Mentally Ill Endangers Its Citizens
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How America's Failure to Treat the Seriously Mentally Ill Endangers Its Citizens
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Person
E. Fuller Torrey is a research psychiatrist specializing in schizophrenia and manic-depressive illness. He is the founder of the Treatment Advocacy Center and the executive director for laboratory research at the Stanley Medical Research Institute. He lives in Bethesda, Maryland.
Content
- Cover
- ALSO BY E. FULLER TORREY
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Introduction: The Origins of a Disaster
- 2. Death by the Roadside
- 3. Thirteen Murders to Prevent an Earthquake
- 4. "The Odds Are Still in Society's Favor"
- 5. The Killing of Three Devils
- 6. The Sad Legacy of Ms. Lessard
- 7. God Does Not Take Medication
- 8. The Consequences of Unconstrained Civil Liberties: Homeless, Incarcerated, and Victimized
- 9. The Consequences of Unconstrained Civil Liberties: Violent and Homicidal
- 10. An Imperative for Change
- 11. Fixing the System
- 12. Coda: Death by the Roadside
- 13. Epilogue
- APPENDIX A: U.S. Studies of the Prevalence of Serious Violence by Psychiatric Patients Living in the Community U.S. Studies of the Prevalence of Serious Violence by Psychiatric Patients Living in the Community
- APPENDIX B: Studies from Other Countries of Homicides Committed by Individuals with Psychotic Disorders Studies from Other Countries of Homicides Committed by Individuals with Psychotic Disorders
- Notes
- Index
- Praise
- Copyright
