The insanity offense : how America's failure to treat the seriously mentally ill endangers its citizens / E. Fuller Torrey.

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Main Author: Torrey, E. Fuller (Edwin Fuller), 1937-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : W.W. Norton, c2008.
Edition:1st ed.
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505 0 |a Introduction : the origins of a disaster -- Death by the roadside -- Thirteen murders to prevent an earthquake -- "The odds are still in society's favor" -- The killing of three devils -- The sad legacy of Ms. Lessard -- God does not take medication -- The consequences of unconstrained civil liberties : homeless, incarcerated, and victimized -- The consequences of unconstrained civil liberties : violent and homicidal -- An imperative for change -- Fixing the system -- Coda : death by the roadside. 
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