TY  - GEN
AU  - Torrey,E.Fuller
TI  - The invisible plague: the rise of mental illness from 1750 to the present 
T2  - ACLS Humanities E-Book
PY  - 2003///, c2001
CY  - Piscataway, N.J.
PB  - Rutgers University Press
KW  - History
KW  - 18th century
KW  - 19th century
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Psychiatric epidemiology
KW  - Mental illness
N1  - Cover title; description based on screen of 2003-08-20; "This electronic book contains the following additional features not found in the print version: Interactive links to informational resources on the Web"--Copyright and Permissions; E-Book-ACLS / Zugriff nur im DHI-Lesesaal; American Council of Learned Societies/ https://www.humanitiesebook.org/about; Includes bibliographical references and index; 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; Electronic text and image data; Transcribed from: The; invisible plague : the rise of mental illness from 1750 to the present; New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2001; xiv, 416 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm; 0813530032; 0520241207
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/2027/heb90002
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