Anatomy of an Epidemic (60 page)

Copyright © 2010 by Robert Whitaker

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Whitaker, Robert.
   Anatomy of an epidemic : magic bullets, psychiatric drugs, and the astonishing rise of mental illness in America / Robert Whitaker.
       p. ; cm.
    1. Mental illness—United States. 2. Psychotropic drugs—Prescribing—United States.
3. Psychiatry—United States. I. Title.
   [DNLM: 1. Psychiatry—ethics—United States. 2. Psychiatry—history—United States.
3. Mental Disorders—drug therapy—United States. 4. Mental Disorders—epidemiology—United States. WM 11 AA1 W578a 2010]
   RC443.W437 2010
   616.89—dc22     2009049467

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