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

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Torrey, E. Fuller (Edwin Fuller), 1937-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : W.W. Norton, c2008.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Mental health services > United States > Evaluation. Mentally ill > Deinstitutionalization > United States. Mentally ill > Commitment and detention > United States. Dangerously mentally ill > United States. Mental health laws > United States.

Table of Contents:

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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