The invisible plague the rise of menta l illness from 1750 to the present - Torrey, E. Fuller (Edwin Fuller), 1937-; American Council of Learned Societies (Piscataway, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 2003)
1. Introduction: why is the epidemic important? -- 2. The b irth 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, 1850-189 0 -- 6. "A great and progressive evil": England, 1890-1990 -- 7. The road to Grangegorman: Ireland, 1700-1990 -- 8. "A const antly increasing multitude": Atlantic Canada, 1700-1990 -- 9. "The disease whose frequency has become alarming": the United States, 17 00-1840 -- 10. An apostle for asylums: the United States, 1840-18 60 -- 11. "A very startling increase": the United States, 1860-18 90 -- 12. "The apocalyptic beast": the United States, 1890-1990 - - 13. Why is the epidemic forgotten? -- 14. Possible causes of epidemic insanity.
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Keywords: Psychiatric epidemiology; Mental illness -- History -- 18th century; Mental illness -- History -- 19th century; Mental illness -- History -- 20th century