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

Published Piscataway, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2001

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 416 pages) : illustrations, maps 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? -- 14. Possible causes of epidemic insanity Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Psychiatric epidemiology. Mental illness -- History -- 18th century Mental illness -- History -- 19th century Mental illness -- History -- 20th century Mental Disorders -- history Mental Disorders -- epidemiology Mental illness Psychiatric epidemiology Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 0813533058 9780813533056 0813530032 9780813530031

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