| Domain | Monograph or Collective Volume |
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| Title | The invisible plague : the rise of mental illness from 1750 to the present |
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| Author | Torrey, Edwin Fuller |
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| Publication Date | 2001 |
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| Publisher | Rutgers University Press |
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| Place Of Publication | New Brunswick (NJ); London |
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| Number Of Pages | 430 p. |
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| Era Covered | 1700 — 1990 |
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| Language | English |
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| ISBN | 0813530032 |
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| Notes | The first nine chapters (of 14) are relevant. Contents: 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 |
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| Rights | All rights to IHO record reserved. |
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