Out of the Shadows

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Confronting America’s Mental Illness Crisis

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“Powerful. . . . The crisis [Torrey] delineates should stir any halfway sensitive human being to anger.”–The New York Times Book Review<br /> <br /> “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.<br /> <br /> “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.<br /> <br /> “An important book . . . timely and very well written.”–The New England Journal of Medicine.<br /> <br /> “Controversial ideas, forcefully presented.”–Kirkus Reviews<br /> <br /> “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