We've Got Issues: Children and Parents in the Age of Medication

Argues that parents and physicians are inappropriately prescribing medication to control undesirable behavior in children and raises awareness about the actual experiences of families confronting mental health issues.
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Safe Patients, Smart Hospitals: How One Doctor's Checklist Can Help Us Change Health Care from the Inside Out

A patient safety expert and recipient of a MacArthur Foundation "genius grant" outlines a program for hospital safety reform that includes a ICU procedure designed to reduce infection rates, in a guide complemented by patient and professional anecdotes.
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Crazy Like Us: The Globalization of the American Psyche

A provocative examination of America's role in changing global perspectives on mental illness argues that western-world versions of various psychological disorders are manifesting throughout the world because of a spread of American technology, ideology and culture.
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The Emperor's New Drugs: Exploding the Antidepressant Myth

Investigates the effectiveness of antidepressants, asserts that these prescription drugs work only as placebos, and offers an alternative system to treat depression.
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