Public perceptions of mental health issues have changed
dramatically over the last fifteen years, and nowhere more than in
the rampant overmedication of ordinary Americans. In 2006, 227
million antidepressant prescriptions were dispensed in the United
States, more than any other class of medication; that year, the
United States accounted for 66% of the global market. Here,
psychiatrist Barber provides a context for this disturbing
phenomenon. He explores the ways in which pharmaceutical companies
first create the need for a drug and then rush to fill it, and he
reveals the increasing pressure Americans are under to medicate
themselves. Most importantly, he argues that without an industry to
promote them, non-pharmaceutical approaches that could have the
potential to help millions are tragically overlooked by a nation
that sees drugs as an instant cure for all emotional
difficulties.--From publisher description.
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