The insanity offense how America's failure to treat the seriously mentally ill endangers its citizens

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Main Author: Torrey, E. Fuller (Edwin Fuller), 1937-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : W.W. Norton, c2008.
Edition:1st ed.
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245 1 4 |a The insanity offense :  |b how America's failure to treat the seriously mentally ill endangers its citizens /  |c E. Fuller Torrey. 
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300 |a xvi, 265 p. :  |b ill. ;  |c 25 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-250) and index. 
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. 
650 0 |a Mental health services  |x Evaluation. 
650 0 |a Mentally ill  |x Deinstitutionalization. 
650 0 |a Mentally ill  |x Commitment and detention. 
650 0 |a Dangerously mentally ill. 
650 0 |a Mental health laws. 
650 0 |a Mental illness. 
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