 In this section, which covers chapters one through three, Deutsch assesses his society's current ideas about the mentally ill and how they are cared for, refuting common misconceptions about how they are a minority that is dangerous to society, and how they can be safely admitted to and locked away in state facilities where they are actively cared for at no larger cost to society.He cites a 1946 American Medical Association survey, saying that 51.3% of patients admitted to American hospitals on any given day are mental patients, and gives further statistics which evidence that “mental illness is now America’s number one health problem”—all this to say that the general public has more of a stake in the state of care for the mentally ill than they realize, as they or a family member likely belong to this under acknowledged population.Deutsch sets forth his main argument, which is that “real reform of our state hospitals hinges on acceptance of a single fundamental truth