Comfortably numb : how psychiatry is medicating a nation
(Book)
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Published
New York : Pantheon Books, [2008].
ISBN
9780375423994, 0375423990
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Hinsdale Public Library - Stacks | 616.89 BAR | On Shelf |
National University of Health Sciences - Stacks | WM 402 B234C 2008 | On Shelf |
West Chicago Public Library District - Nonfiction | 616.8918 BAR | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Biological psychiatry -- United States -- History.
Deceptive advertising -- United States.
Mental illness -- Chemotherapy -- United States -- History.
Psychiatry -- United States -- History.
Psychotropic drugs -- United States -- Marketing -- History.
Psychotropic drugs industry -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States.
Deceptive advertising -- United States.
Mental illness -- Chemotherapy -- United States -- History.
Psychiatry -- United States -- History.
Psychotropic drugs -- United States -- Marketing -- History.
Psychotropic drugs industry -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States.
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Published
New York : Pantheon Books, [2008].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xix, 280 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780375423994, 0375423990
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-266) and index.
Description
Public perceptions of mental health issues have changed dramatically over the last fifteen years, and nowhere more than in the rampant overmedication of ordinary Americans. In 2006, 227 million antidepressant prescriptions were dispensed in the United States, more than any other class of medication; that year, the United States accounted for 66% of the global market. Here, psychiatrist Barber provides a context for this disturbing phenomenon. He explores the ways in which pharmaceutical companies first create the need for a drug and then rush to fill it, and he reveals the increasing pressure Americans are under to medicate themselves. Most importantly, he argues that without an industry to promote them, non-pharmaceutical approaches that could have the potential to help millions are tragically overlooked by a nation that sees drugs as an instant cure for all emotional difficulties.--From publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Barber, C. (2008). Comfortably numb: how psychiatry is medicating a nation (First edition.). Pantheon Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Barber, Charles, 1962-. 2008. Comfortably Numb: How Psychiatry Is Medicating a Nation. Pantheon Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Barber, Charles, 1962-. Comfortably Numb: How Psychiatry Is Medicating a Nation Pantheon Books, 2008.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Barber, Charles. Comfortably Numb: How Psychiatry Is Medicating a Nation First edition., Pantheon Books, 2008.
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