This article is about the book. For the website, see Mad in America (website).
Mad in America: Bad Science, Bad Medicine, and the Enduring Mistreatment of the Mentally Ill
Cover of the first edition
Author
Robert Whitaker
Language
English
Subject
Psychiatry
Publisher
Perseus Publishing
Publication date
2002
Publication place
United States
Media type
Print (Hardcover and Paperback)
ISBN
978-0-465-02014-0
OCLC
48779542
Mad in America: Bad Science, Bad Medicine, and the Enduring Mistreatment of the Mentally Ill is a 2002 book by medical journalist Robert Whitaker, in which the author examines and questions the efficacy, safety, and ethics of past and present psychiatric interventions for severe mental illnesses, particularly antipsychotics. The book is organized as a historical timeline of treatment development in the United States.
Mad in America received positive reviews from the general public and mixed reviews from the medical community, which criticized some bias in sourcing but nonetheless acknowledged the need to address the critical questions raised by the book regarding modern psychiatry.
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