The insanity offense : how America's failure to treat the seriously mentally ill endangers its citizens
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New York : W.W. Norton, c2008.
Edition
1st ed.
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xvi, 265 pages : ill. ; 25 cm.
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Redwood Campus
RC443 .T67 2008
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RC443 .T67 2008
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Published
New York : W.W. Norton, c2008.
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-250) and index.
Description
Beginning in the 1960s in the United States, scores of patients with severe psychiatric disorders were discharged from public mental hospitals. At the same time, activists forced changes in commitment laws that made it impossible to treat half of the patients that left the hospital. The combined effect was profoundly destructive. Today, among homeless persons, at least one-third are severely mentally ill; among the incarcerated, at least one-tenth. Of those individuals living in our communities, many are the victims of violent crime. Other untreated individuals commit crimes, including murder and assault. Here, advocate Torrey takes full stock of this phenomenon, exploring the causes and consequences as he weaves together narratives of individual tragedies in three states with sobering national data on our failure to treat the mentally ill. In the book's final chapters, Torrey outlines what needs to be done to reverse this ongoing--and accelerating--disaster.--From publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Torrey, E. F. 1. (2008). The insanity offense: how America's failure to treat the seriously mentally ill endangers its citizens . W.W. Norton.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Torrey, E. Fuller 1937-. 2008. The Insanity Offense: How America's Failure to Treat the Seriously Mentally Ill Endangers Its Citizens. W.W. Norton.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Torrey, E. Fuller 1937-. The Insanity Offense: How America's Failure to Treat the Seriously Mentally Ill Endangers Its Citizens W.W. Norton, 2008.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Torrey, E. Fuller 1937-. The Insanity Offense: How America's Failure to Treat the Seriously Mentally Ill Endangers Its Citizens W.W. Norton, 2008.
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