Invisible Plague

Dr. E. Fuller Torrey is a clinical and research psychiatrist, author, and Director of the
Stanley Research Programs and co-author with Judy Miller of Invisible Plague: The Rise of Mental Illness from 1750 – Present.

For 250 years, Westerners have believed that the rate of insanity was stable. Now there is new evidence showing that rate has drastically increased since 1750. Dr. E. Fuller Torrey explains why this has occurred and what steps society may take to counter the trend.