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"For centuries, doctors have struggled to define mental illness--how do you diagnose it, how do you treat it, how do you even know what it is? In search of an answer, in the 1970s a Stanford psychologist named David Rosenhan and seven other people--sane, normal, well-adjusted members of society--went undercover into asylums around America to test the legitimacy of psychiatry's labels. Forced to remain inside until they'd "proven" themselves sane, all eight emerged with alarming diagnoses and even more troubling stories of their treatment. Rosenhan's watershed study broke open the field of psychiatry, closing down institutions and changing mental health diagnosis forever. But, as Cahalan's explosive new research shows, very little in this saga is exactly as it seems. What really happened behind those closed asylum doors, and what does it mean for our understanding of mental illness today?"--OCLC.

As a nation, we are facing an unprecedented opioid crisis that is killing more than 65,000 people a year. It is destroying our families and decimating our neighborhoods. And it is costing us billions. As more and more people are dealing with chronic pain, and as the opioid crisis reaches epic proportions, alternative approaches to understanding pain and its management are necessary. Here, Dr. Akhtar Purvez, a seasoned researcher, pain specialist, and pain advocate, offers basic information about pain and pain conditions and considers how we approach pain from cultural, biological, and medical perspectives. He discusses the latest minimally invasive, interventional approaches like nerve blocks and ablation procedures, and neuromodulation techniques like peripheral nerve, spinal cord, and brain stimulation. The uses of marijuana and associated interventions is reviewed, and Purvez walks readers through the process of assessing pain, finding a doctor who can treat it, and methods for coping with pain through non-medical approaches like meditation. Anyone coping with pain or helping someone who is will find here a ready resource that offers hope and understanding.

Explores the history, side-effects, uses, misuses, and societal impact of antipsychotic drugs.

Examines the history of medical study of anxiety, offering Scott Stossel's own words on his life in dealing with mental anxiety. Discusses the history of thought on the causes of anxiety, from the writings of Hippocrates up through Sigmund Freud and modern medical research.

The author recounts his lifelong battle with anxiety, showing the many manifestations of the disorder as well as the countless treatments that have been developed to counteract it, and provides a history of the efforts to understand this common form of mental illness.

A discussion of the history of the fight to cure, control, and defeat cancer, covering its origins, relevant scientific research, and other related topics.

Contains questions and answers that provide an overview of the issues involved in treating psychiatric problems in children; features information about common emotional and behavioral disorders; and includes detailed descriptions of the major classes of medications used to treat psychiatric disorders in children.

Discusses ways that chronic abuse of both legal and illicit drugs can damage a person's health.

Presents a comprehensive teen guide to prescription and over-the-counter medications along with a description of how the medication works, brand names and generic ingredients, and possible side effects on conditions such as acne, allergies, asthma, diabetes, eating disorders, and more.