Paperback, 354 pages
English language
Published Aug. 8, 2010 by Broadway Books.
Anatomy of an Epidemic
Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America
Robert Whitaker: Anatomy of an Epidemic (2010, Broadway Books)
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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 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?
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 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?