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The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 334 pages and is available in paperback format. Bad science, bad medicine, and the enduring mistreatment of the mentally ill is a 2002 book by medical journalist robert whitaker, in which the author examines and questions the efficacy, safety, and ethics of past psychiatric interventions for severe mental illnesses, particularly antipsychotics. Bad science, bad medicine, and the enduring mistreatment of the mentally ill, by robert whitaker, basic books, 2010 revised edition. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 275 pages and is available in paperback format. Compare cheapest textbook prices for mad in america. Bad science, bad medicine, and the enduring mistreatment of the. Bad science, bad medicine, and the enduring mistreatment of the mentally ill robert whitaker basic books, dec 14, 2001 psychology 368 pages. Bad science, bad medicine, and the enduring mistreatment of the mentally ill. The first edition of the novel was published in january 11th 2010, and was written by cathie linz. Long before pantsuit nation, before the womens march, and before. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading mad in america. This courageous and compelling book succeeds as both a history of our. Bad science, bad medicine, and the enduring mistreatment of the mentally ill robert whitaker, author, bob whitaker, author.
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Hot on the heels of an optimistic film about nobelist john nashs schizophrenic journey comes medical journalist robert whitakers disturbing expose of the cruel. Bad science, bad medicine and the enduring mistreatment of the mentally ill. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Free download or read online mad, bad and blonde pdf epub book. Bad science, bad medicine, and the enduring mistreatment of the mentally ill journalist robert whitakers articles on the mentally ill and the drug industry have won several awards, including the george polk award for medical writing and the national association of science writers award for best magazine article. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want.
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Bad science, bad medicine, and the enduring mistreatment of the mentally ill explores the social and medical history of madness in america, from the 17th century to today. The first two parts of the book set out the history of treatment for the insane in the us and europe from 1750 until 1950, and whitakers account does not differ significantly from others, such as edward shorters, although it is shorter and highlights. Click download or read online button to get bad science e book book now. He recounts how the 18thcentury european view that the mentally ill were beasts to be subdued and tamed led to fearfully harsh treatment, whereas in the early. If thats not enough, those who believe that science will ultimately explain. We believe that the current drugbased paradigm of care has failed our society, and that scientific research, as well as the lived experience of those who have been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder, calls for profound change. Bad science, bad medicine, and the enduring mistreatment of the mentally ill, by robert whitaker. Mad in america is a searing indictment of our failure to relieve the suffering of the mentally ill and their families. Mad in america was written by robert whitaker, a medical journalist, whose primary objective when authoring this book was to examine the types of psychiatric methods used for treating mental illness throughout american history, as well as. The book i have chosen to do this report over is mad in america.
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In what is perhaps whitakers 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. In the first part of the book, whitaker describes early treatment of the. Mad in america paperback bad science, bad medicine, and the enduring mistreatment of the mentally ill. Schizophrenics in the united states currently fare worse than patients in the worlds poorest countries, and quite possibly worse than asylum patients did in the early nineteenth century. In mad in america, medical journalist, robert whitaker reports that schizophrenics in the united states fare worse than those in poor countries, as well as. I picked up this book in hardcover while working in my universitys library. 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. Mad in america revised bad science, bad medicine, and the. Mad in america revised bad science, bad medicine, and. Mad in america is a history of the treatment of the severely mentally ill in the united states from colonial times until today. Bad science, bad medicine, and the enduring mistreatment of the mentally ill 2 by whitaker, robert isbn. It would be tempting to dismiss the book for its flaws.
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