Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America
by Robert Whitaker
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0307452417
- ISBN 13
- 9780307452412
- Seller
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Brattleboro, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
Near Fine hardcover in Very Good DJ. Bright, clean, square covers and spine are As New; light dust spotting on text block top edge; tightly bound; clean interior with slight general age darkening; leaves remain supple. DJ is clean and complete; lightly scuffed. 8vo, 404 pp; index.
Synopsis
ROBERT WHITAKER is the author of Mad in America, The Mapmaker’s Wife, and On the Laps of Gods, all 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 Boston Globe on the abuse of mental patients in research settings was named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 1998.
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- Bookseller
- Madden Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- B01726
- Title
- Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America
- Author
- Robert Whitaker
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0307452417
- ISBN 13
- 9780307452412
- Publisher
- Crown Publishing Group
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2010-04-13
- Keywords
- GENERAL; MEDICAL; NON-FICTION; PHARMACOLOGY; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; LITHIUM; RITALIN; WELLBUTRIN; XANAX; PROZAC; KLONOPIN; COPORATIONS; CAPITALISM; GREED; DRUGS; PHARMACEUTICALS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Health; Psychology;
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