[PDF.98kd] Happy Pills in America: From Miltown to Prozac

Happy Pills in America: From Miltown to Prozac

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 | #601167 in Books |  David Herzberg |  2010-09-08 |  2010-09-08 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.00 x.72 x6.00l,.88 | File type: PDF | 296 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Humanizes the Role of Psychopharm in 20th Century America|By RDD|In "Happy Pills in America: From Miltown to Prozac", David Herzberg argues, “The meteoric rise of tranquilizers and antidepressants signified broader developments in American society after World War II: the commercialization of medicine and science, the embrace of psychology and self-fulfillment as a politic| ||"Excellent... stresses the dynamics of sex roles and social class that underlie the culture of psychotropic drug use. He grounds the success of tranquilizers in the consumer culture that emerged after World War II, emphasizing the shrewd marketing techniques

Valium. Paxil. Prozac. Prescribed by the millions each year, these medications have been hailed as wonder drugs and vilified as numbing and addictive crutches. Where did this "blockbuster drug" phenomenon come from? What factors led to the mass acceptance of tranquilizers and antidepressants? And how has their widespread use affected American culture?

David Herzberg addresses these questions by tracing the rise of psychiatric medicines, from Miltown in the 1950...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Happy Pills in America: From Miltown to Prozac   |  David Herzberg. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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