Mad in America

Bad Science, Bad Medicine, and the Enduring Mistreatment of the Mentally Ill

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Reference, Ethics, Psychology, History, Mental Illness
Cover of the book Mad in America by Robert Whitaker, Basic Books
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Robert Whitaker ISBN: 9780786723799
Publisher: Basic Books Publication: December 14, 2001
Imprint: Basic Books Language: English
Author: Robert Whitaker
ISBN: 9780786723799
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication: December 14, 2001
Imprint: Basic Books
Language: English

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-now revised with a new introduction-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.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

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-now revised with a new introduction-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.

More books from Basic Books

Cover of the book Alexander's Tomb by Robert Whitaker
Cover of the book The Diligent by Robert Whitaker
Cover of the book Moore's Law by Robert Whitaker
Cover of the book What Love Is by Robert Whitaker
Cover of the book Nice Girls, Naughty Sex by Robert Whitaker
Cover of the book Boys Adrift by Robert Whitaker
Cover of the book Dog Sense by Robert Whitaker
Cover of the book What You Can When You Can by Robert Whitaker
Cover of the book A Nation Forged by Crisis by Robert Whitaker
Cover of the book The Hip-Hop Generation by Robert Whitaker
Cover of the book July 1914 by Robert Whitaker
Cover of the book The Rational Animal by Robert Whitaker
Cover of the book The Thomas Sowell Reader by Robert Whitaker
Cover of the book Conquering Eating Disorders by Robert Whitaker
Cover of the book April 4, 1968 by Robert Whitaker
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy