Is It Me or My Meds? : : Living with Antidepressants / / David A. Karp.
In this book, David Karp explores the relationship between pills and personhood by listening to a group of experts who rarely get the chance to speak on the matter--those who are taking the medications. Through their honest and vivid stories, this book provides unflinching portraits of people attemp...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 (Canada) |
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Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2009] ©2007 |
Year of Publication: | 2009 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (304 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Prologue: Doxepin Diary -- Chapter 1. Giving Voice -- Chapter 2. Unwelcome Careers -- Chapter 3. Married to Medication -- Chapter 4. Searching for Authenticity -- Chapter 5. Significant Others -- Chapter 6. Teens Talk -- Chapter 7. High on Drugs -- Epilogue: Lessons from the Inside -- Appendix A. Getting Stories Straight -- Appendix B. Commonly Prescribed Drugs for Anxiety and Depression -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
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Summary: | In this book, David Karp explores the relationship between pills and personhood by listening to a group of experts who rarely get the chance to speak on the matter--those who are taking the medications. Through their honest and vivid stories, this book provides unflinching portraits of people attempting to make sense of a process far more complex and mysterious than doctors or pharmaceutical companies generally admit. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780674039339 9783110756067 9783110442205 |
DOI: | 10.4159/9780674039339 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | David A. Karp. |