Out of the Shadows Confronting America’s Mental Illness Crisis

Out of the Shadows: Confronting America’s Mental Illness Crisis By E. Fuller Torrey
1998 | 257 Pages | ISBN: 0471245321 | EPUB | 3 MB
"Powerful. . . . The crisis [Torrey] delineates should stir any halfway sensitive human being to anger."–The New York Times Book Review "Brilliant and remarkably detailed. . . . Dr. Torrey, our clearest and most informed voice for the mentally ill, offers his own insightful plan for a way out . . . of a healthcare scandal that remains one of America’s most enduring shames."–Phil Donahue. "If President Clinton is looking for a worthy goal to accomplish in his second term, here’s one: Rescue the homeless mentally ill. It can be done. . . . Dr. E. Fuller Torrey . . . provides a five-year road map in Out of the Shadows."–New York Daily News. "An important book . . . timely and very well written."–The New England Journal of Medicine. "Controversial ideas, forcefully presented."–Kirkus Reviews "Moving and vivid. . . . Torrey’s powerful prescription for change challenges conventional wisdom and political correctness. His searing case examples will haunt the reader."–Laurie Flynn Executive Director National Alliance for the Mentally Ill