By E. Fuller Torrey. 265 pp. New York, W.W. Norton, 2008. $24.95. ISBN 978-0-393-06658-6.
Hardly a week goes by without a person who is alleged to bementally ill committing some act of violence — and itis always covered by the media. What is the cause of the epidemic?E. Fuller Torrey, an indefatigable advocate for the adequatetreatment of the seriously mentally ill, diagnoses the problemand prescribes a solution in this book. He focuses on violencethat is committed by the seriously mentally ill and, to a lesserextent, the victimization of the seriously mentally ill. Thisbook was difficult for me to read, but not because Torrey doesnot write . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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