{"product_id":"mad-in-america-bad-science-bad-medicine-and-the-enduring-mistreatment-of-the-mentally-ill-paperback","title":"Mad in America: Bad Science, Bad Medicine, and the Enduring Mistreatment of the Mentally Ill - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Whitaker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn updated edition of the classic history of schizophrenia in America, which gives voice to generations of patients who suffered through \"cures\" that only deepened their suffering and impaired their hope of recovery\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSchizophrenics in the United States currently fare worse than patients in the world's poorest countries. In \u003ci\u003eMad in America\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003eThe 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, \u003ci\u003eMad in America\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003eA haunting, deeply compassionate book -- updated with a new introduction and prologue bringing in the latest medical treatments and trends -- \u003ci\u003eMad in America\u003c\/i\u003e raises important questions about our obligations to the mad, the meaning of \"insanity,\" and what we value most about the human mind.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Whitaker\u003c\/b\u003e's 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. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mapmaker's Wife\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Lap of the Gods\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 10, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771692351776,"sku":"9781541618060","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8f89218bb61a1c49cebeaeebeb5485e6.webp?v=1780391115","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/mad-in-america-bad-science-bad-medicine-and-the-enduring-mistreatment-of-the-mentally-ill-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}