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Comfortably Numb: How Psychiatry Is Medicating a Nation
Comfortably Numb How Psychiatry Is Medicating a Nation
Author: Charles Barber
Public perceptions of mental health issues have changed dramatically over the last fifteen years, and nowhere is this more apparent 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; in that same year, the Unite...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780375423994
ISBN-10: 0375423990
Publication Date: 2/5/2008
Pages: 304
Edition: 1
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Publisher: Pantheon
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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The writer is not a psychiatrist. He seems to be unhappy that drug companies profit from the sale of these medications. This is what I have to say about the book. SO WHAT. If people choose to take these drugs with the advice of their doctors, SO What. Is it worse then alcohol, or people chewing betel nuts, or other natural remedies? What is wrong with taking an Ambien so one doesn't have the stress of lying there thinking, what's tomorrow going to be like with no sleep. There are some interesting statistics, in the book, but overall, the book is disappointing. Paxil saved my life, if you feel the same, this book isn't for you. Happy reading.


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