Robert Whitaker

Broschiertes Buch

Mad in America

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

Beschreibung

An 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

Autor

Robert Whitaker'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 The Mapmaker's Wife and The Lap of the Gods. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Basic Books
• Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. September 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 211mm x 141mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 352g
• ISBN-13: 9781541618060
• ISBN-10: 1541618068
• Artikelnr.: 57000511