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- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
30 May 2022
Summary
In Britain alone, more than 20% of the adult population take a psychiatric drug in any one year. This is an increase of over 500% since 1980 and the numbers continue to grow. Yet, despite this prescription epidemic, levels of mental illness of all types have actually increased in number and severity.
Using a wealth of studies, interviews with experts, and detailed analysis, Dr James Davies argues that this is because we have fundamentally mischaracterised the problem. Rather than view…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781786499875 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1786499878 |
| Author: | James Davies |
| Publisher: | Atlantic Books |
| Imprint: | Atlantic Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 30 May 2022 |
| Weight: | 359g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 28mm |
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‘Sedated is a polemic of great clarity that will make you feel at once angry and reassured.’ - New Statesman‘A wonderful, moving and truly life-changing book. Sedated is an urgent intervention for post-pandemic society, written with expertise and clarity. Warning: it will cause irritation to powerful interests who fear us all becoming better informed about the root causes of so much human suffering.’ - Baroness Shami Chakrabarti, former Director of Liberty‘James Davies is one of the most important voices on mental health in the world. This is a beautiful and deeply sane book. Everyone who’s suffering - and wants to know how to make it stop - should read it right away.’ - Johann Hari, author of Lost Connections‘In this game-changing polemic, James Davies leaves us in no doubt: to tackle the mental health crisis we need major social and economic reform.’ - Nathan Filer, author of This Book will Change Your Mind about Mental Health
About The Author
James Davies
James Davies is Associate Professor of mental health and anthropology at the University of Roehampton. He is the author of the bestselling book Cracked: Why psychiatry is doing more harm than good.
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