Bibliograph

Anatomy of an epidemic, magic bullets, psychiatric drugs, and the astonishing rise of mental illness in America, Robert Whitaker

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Anatomy of an epidemic, magic bullets, psychiatric drugs, and the astonishing rise of mental illness in America, Robert Whitaker

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Anatomy of an epidemic

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

429022293

Responsibility statement

Robert Whitaker

Sub title

magic bullets, psychiatric drugs, and the astonishing rise of mental illness in America

Summary

Presents a controversial assessment of the rise in mental illness-related disabilities and considers if drug-based care may be fueling illness rates throughout the past half century

Table Of Contents

A modern plague -- Anecdotal thoughts -- The roots of an epidemic -- Psychiatry's magic bullets -- The hunt for chemical imbalances -- A paradox revealed -- The benzo trap -- An episodic illness turns chronic -- The bipolar boom -- An epidemic explained -- The epidemic spreads to children -- Suffer the children -- The rise of an ideology -- The story that was ... and wasn't told -- Tallying up the profits -- Blueprints for reform

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