{"product_id":"anatomy-of-an-epidemic-magic-bullets-psychiatric-drugs-and-the-astonishing-rise-of-mental-illness-in-america","title":"Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eAnatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eRobert Whitaker\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780307452429\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eCrown\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2011\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003e1\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e432\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eUpdated with bonus material, including a new foreword and afterword with new research, this \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller is essential reading for a time when mental health is constantly in the news.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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 \u003ci\u003etripled\u003c\/i\u003e over the past two decades? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInterwoven 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 \u003ci\u003eAnatomy of an Epidemic\u003c\/i\u003e 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? Why have the results from these long-term studies--all of which point to the same startling conclusion--been kept from the public? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOur nation has been hit by an epidemic of disabling mental illness, and yet, as \u003ci\u003eAnatomy of an Epidemic \u003c\/i\u003ereveals, the medical blueprints for curbing that epidemic have already been drawn up. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eAnatomy of an Epidemic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The timing of Robert Whitaker's \u003ci\u003eAnatomy of an Epidemic\u003c\/i\u003e, a comprehensive and highly readable history of psychiatry in the United States, couldn't be better.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eAnatomy of an Epidemic\u003c\/i\u003e offers some answers, charting controversial ground with mystery-novel pacing.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Lucid, pointed and important, \u003ci\u003eAnatomy of an Epidemic\u003c\/i\u003e should be required reading for anyone considering extended use of psychiatric medicine. Whitaker is at the height of his powers.\" --\u003cb\u003eGreg Critser, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeneration Rx\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Crown","offers":[{"title":"Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America | Robert Whitaker | Paperback | 9780307452429 | Used: Very Good | Psychology 1631466 (temp: 22)","offer_id":48927925698712,"sku":"1631466","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/814YdJwnd_L.jpg?v=1777059274","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/anatomy-of-an-epidemic-magic-bullets-psychiatric-drugs-and-the-astonishing-rise-of-mental-illness-in-america","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}