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

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Torrey, E. Fuller (Edwin Fuller), 1937-
Other Authors:	Miller, Judy, 1949-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New Brunswick, N.J. ; London : Rutgers University Press, 2002
Subjects:	Mental illness > History > 18th century Mental illness > History > 19th century Psychiatric epidemiology Mental Disorders > epidemiology > 19th Century Mental Disorders > history > 18th Century Mental Health

Table of 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
App. A. What Is Insanity?
App. B. The Baseline Rate of Insanity
App. C. Tables of Insanity Rates.

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