Psychotropic drugs and popular culture : essays on medicine, mental health and the media
"The authors in this compilation of essays contend that society has been transformed into an asylum without walls--a 'psychotropia.' With each new definition of a mental ailment a new cure is offered, increasing the number of inmates in this asylum and blurring the lines between mental health and mental illness"--Provided by publisher
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9780786451500, 0786451505
1045202866
Psychotropic Drugs and Popular Culture; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Introduction; 1. The Asylum; 2. Hollywood Rx; 3. Cheerful Robots in Cyberspace; 4. Advertising Madness; 5. Psychotropics, It's What's for Dinner!; 6. Rappers, Ravers, and Rock Stars; 7. From Playground to Pharmacy; 8. False Advertising; Conclusion; About the Contributors; Index
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