Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and

Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America

Updated with bonus material, including a new foreword and afterword with new research, this New York Times bestseller isÂ essential reading for a time when mental health is constantly in the news.

In this astonishing and startling book, award-winning science and history writer Robert Whitaker investigates a medical mystery: Why has the number of disabled mentally ill in the United States tripled over the past two decades?

Interwoven with Whitaker's groundbreaking analysis of the merits of psychiatric medications are the personal stories of children and adults swept up in this epidemic. As Anatomy of an Epidemic reveals, other societies have begun to alter their use of psychiatric medications and are now reporting much improved outcomes . . . so why can't such change happen here in the United States?Â Why have the results from these long-term studies-all of which point to the same startling conclusion-been kept from the public?

Our nation has been hit by an epidemic of disabling mental illness, and yet, as Anatomy of an Epidemic reveals, the medical blueprints for curbing that epidemic have already been drawn up.

Praise for Anatomy of an Epidemic

â€œThe timing of Robert Whitaker'sÂ Anatomy of an Epidemic, a comprehensive and highly readable history of psychiatry in the United States, couldn't be better."Â -Salon.com

â€œAnatomy of an EpidemicÂ offers some answers, charting controversial ground with mystery-novel pacing."Â -TIME.com

â€œLucid, pointed and important,Â Anatomy of an EpidemicÂ should be required reading for anyone considering extended use of psychiatric medicine. Whitaker is at the height of his powers." -Greg Critser, author ofÂ Generation Rx
Country USA
Brand Broadway Books
Manufacturer Crown
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 32730838
Color White
ReleaseDate 2011-08-02
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780307452429

Country	USA
Brand	Broadway Books
Manufacturer	Crown
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	32730838
Color	White
ReleaseDate	2011-08-02
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780307452429

Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America

Customers who purchased this also purchased....