Is it Me or My Meds? by David A Karp
Millions of people in the US routinely use antidepressant medications. This book discusses whether these drugs cure depression or is their popularity a sign that we now redefine normal life problems as diseases.
A fascinating, incisive, and comprehensive essayIndeed, the debate on psychiatric medications extends far beyond side-effects and drug effectiveness; incorporating questions of identity, social acceptance, the dominance of the biomedical model of disease, and the role of the drug industry in medicalising normal feelings for profit. The more I read, the more I agreed with Karp; taking a pill is not simply taking a pill. - Lindsay Banham, The Lancet
David A. Karp is Professor of Sociology at Boston College.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780674021822 |
| ISBN 10 | 0674021827 |
| Title | Is it Me or My Meds? |
| Author | David A Karp |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Harvard University Press |
| Year published | 2006-05-15 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
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