{"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\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Broadway Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/02\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307452429\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 404\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 1.00d","brand":"Robert Whitaker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36635577483420,"sku":"9780307452429","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ad7f8bfc-becd-4eb1-b9b0-2332172ec8d1.jpg?v=1603839952","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/anatomy-of-an-epidemic-magic-bullets-psychiatric-drugs-and-the-astonishing-rise-of-mental-illness-in-america-9780307452429","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}