num_pages: 257
description: "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
language: English
title: Out of the Shadows: Confronting America's Mental Illness Crisis
titlecomplete: Out of the Shadows: Confronting America's Mental Illness Crisis
genres: History, Mental Health, Psychology, Mental Illness, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 57
publisher: Wiley