{"product_id":"anatomy-of-an-epidemic-magic-bullets-psychiatric-drugs-and-the-astonishing-rise-of-mental-illness-in-america-9780307452429","title":"Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America","description":"\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\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Whitaker \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eMad in America, The Mapmaker's Wife, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eOn the Laps of Gods, \u003c\/i\u003eall of which won recognition as \"notable books\" of the year. His newspaper and magazine articles on the mentally ill and the pharmaceutical industry have garnered several national awards, including a George Polk Award for medical writing and a National Association of Science Writers Award for best magazine article. A series he cowrote for the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe \u003c\/i\u003eon the abuse of mental patients in research settings was named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 1998.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Crown Publishing Group (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50620994978066,"sku":"9780307452429","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5b53eda2-3cb0-4a9d-bda1-6bfa704d5d77.jpg?v=1732578023","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/anatomy-of-an-epidemic-magic-bullets-psychiatric-drugs-and-the-astonishing-rise-of-mental-illness-in-america-9780307452429","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}