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Mad in America (Revised) : Bad Science, Bad Medicine, and the Enduring Mistreatment of the Mentally Ill by Robert Whitaker (2019, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherBasic Books
ISBN-101541618068
ISBN-139781541618060
eBay Product ID (ePID)12038362131
Product Key Features
Number of Pages384 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameMad in America (Revised) : Bad Science, Bad Medicine, and the Enduring Mistreatment of the Mentally Ill
SubjectEthics, Psychopathology / General, Mental Health, History
Publication Year2019
FeaturesRevised
TypeTextbook
AuthorRobert Whitaker
Subject AreaPsychology, Medical
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight11.7 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal616.8/982/009
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisAn updated edition of the classic history of schizophrenia in America, which gives voice to generations of patients who suffered through "cures" that only deepened their suffering and impaired their hope of recovery Schizophrenics in the United States currently fare worse than patients in the world's poorest countries. In Mad in America , medical journalist Robert Whitaker argues that modern treatments for the severely mentally ill are just old medicine in new bottles, and that we as a society are deeply deluded about their efficacy. The widespread use of lobotomies in the 1920s and 1930s gave way in the 1950s to electroshock and a wave of new drugs. In what is perhaps Whitaker's most damning revelation, Mad in America examines how drug companies in the 1980s and 1990s skewed their studies to prove that new antipsychotic drugs were more effective than the old, while keeping patients in the dark about dangerous side effects. A haunting, deeply compassionate book -- updated with a new introduction and prologue bringing in the latest medical treatments and trends -- Mad in America raises important questions about our obligations to the mad, the meaning of "insanity," and what we value most about the human mind., Schizophrenics in the United States currently fare worse than patients in the world's poorest countries. In Mad in America, medical journalist Robert Whitaker argues that modern treatments for the severely mentally ill are just old medicine in new bottles, and that we as a society are deeply deluded about their efficacy. The widespread use of lobotomies in the 1920s and 1930s gave way in the 1950s to electroshock and a wave of new drugs. In what is perhaps Whitaker's most damning revelation, Mad in America examines how drug companies in the 1980s and 1990s skewed their studies to prove that new antipsychotic drugs were more effective than the old, while keeping patients in the dark about dangerous side effects. A haunting, deeply compassionate book-updated with a new introduction and prologue bringing in the latest medical treatments and trends-Mad in America raises important questions about our obligations to the mad, the meaning of "insanity," and what we value most about the human mind.
LC Classification NumberRC514
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