01379cam a2200289 4500 357695628 TxAuBib 091120s2010||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2009049467 9780307452412 0307452417 (OCoLC)429022293 DNLM/DLC DLC TxAuBib Whitaker, Robert. Anatomy of an epidemic : magic bullets, psychiatric drugs, and the astonishing rise of mental illness in America / Robert Whitaker. 1st ed. New York : Crown Publishers, 2010. xi, 404 p. ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [363]-393) and index. A modern plague -- Anecdotal thoughts -- The roots of an epidemic -- Psychiatrys magic bullets -- The hunt for chemical imbalances -- A paradox revealed -- The benzo trap -- An episodic illness turns chronic -- The bipolar boom -- An epidemic explained -- The epidemic spreads to children -- Suffer the children -- The rise of an ideology -- The story that was . . . and wasnt told -- Tallying up the profits -- Blueprints for reform. Mental illness. Psychotropic drugs. Psychiatry. Mental Disorders. Mental Disorders. Prescribing. QS7