Manufacturing Depression by Gary Greenberg
According to the Office of National Statistics, depression occurs in 1 in 10 adults in Britain at any one time. This account of the close relationship between psychiatric diagnosis and the pharmaceutical industries uses the author's personal experience over a two-year exposure to drug testing and different therapies for depression.
PRAISE FOR 'THE NOBLE LIE' 'Impressive and fascinating round-up' New Scientist 'What is an illness? What is good health? What, for that matter, is medical science really for? Greenberg will make you think about these questions in ways that I'm willing to bet you haven'tAlong the way, he will enlighten and amuse and provoke you in equal measure. A wonderful book from a terrific writer.' William Finnegan, author of Cold New World: Growing Up in a Harder Country
Gary Greenberg has a doctorate in psychology and has been a practising psychotherapist for more than twenty years. He is the author of The Noble Lie and The Self on the Shelf: Recovery Books and the Good Life. He has written major articles about the intersection of science, politics and ethics for many publications including McSweeney's, The New Yorker and Harpers. He lives in Connecticut.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780747596097 |
| ISBN 10 | 0747596093 |
| Title | Manufacturing Depression |
| Author | Gary Greenberg |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2010-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
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