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Psychiatry Under the Influence: Institutional Corruption, Social Injury, and Prescriptions for Reform
R. Whitaker
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Paperback. Psychiatry Under the Influence investigates the actions and practices of the American Psychiatric Association and academic psychiatry in the United States, and presents it as a case study of institutional corruption. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 figures, 9 tables. BIC Classification: MBDC; MMG; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 412.
Psychiatry Under the Influence investigates the actions and practices of the American Psychiatric Association and academic psychiatry in the United States, and presents it as a case study of institutional corruption.
Psychiatry Under the Influence investigates the actions and practices of the American Psychiatric Association and academic psychiatry in the United States, and presents it as a case study of institutional corruption.
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
241
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137506924
SKU
V9781137506924
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99-15
About R. Whitaker
Robert Whitaker is the author of four books, two of which—Mad in America and Anatomy of an Epidemic - tell of the history of psychiatric treatments. Anatomy of an Epidemic won the Investigative Reporters and Editors book award for best investigative journalism in 2010. He is a former Fellow at the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, Harvard University, USA. ... Read more
Reviews for Psychiatry Under the Influence: Institutional Corruption, Social Injury, and Prescriptions for Reform
“This is an extraordinary piece of work that should be read by every mental health professional, minimally. The book might also serve well as a supplemental advanced undergraduate or graduate textbook in a psychopathology or even a research methods class. Where research methods courses separate good from bad science, Whitaker and Cosgrove have now provided us with numerous examples of ... Read more