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

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 02/26/1998
ISBN: 9780471245322
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.96lbs
Size: 9.24h x 6.32w x 0.69d

Review Citations: New York Times 07/12/1998 pg. 32