Torrey, E. Fuller

Explains how mentally ill patients in the United States are being overlooked by the healthcare community and left without treatment, leaving many of them homeless and victimized, and examines the legislature and policy changes that have contributed to the problem.

Examines the failings of America's mental health treatment system, focusing on the federal government's closing of institutions.

A guide to dealing with manic depression that discusses what it is, how it is diagnosed, what the common treatments are, how it can affect a patient's daily life, what family members can do to help them cope, and other related topics.

Traces the history of insanity since 1750, discussing its diagnosis and treatment, and examines records from England, Ireland, Canada, and the United States to support the authors' contention that mental illness has been on the rise, virtually unchecked, for over 250 years.

Explains how mentally ill patients in the United States are being overlooked by the healthcare community and left without treatment, leaving many of them homeless and victimized, and examines the legislature and policy changes that have contributed to the problem.