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The Age of Anxiety Andrea Tone Hardcover Psychiatry Ex-Library Tranquilizers
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Good
- Seller Notes
- Book Title
- The Age of Anxiety: A History of America's Turbulent Affair with
- Genre
- History, Health, Treatments & Medicine, Pharmacology, Psychiatry, Psychology & Help
- Original Language
- English
- Features
- Dust Jacket, Ex-Library
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Signed
- No
- Intended Audience
- Adults
- Topic
- IT, Health, Psychology, History, Mac
- ISBN
- 9780465086580
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Basic Books
ISBN-10
0465086586
ISBN-13
9780465086580
eBay Product ID (ePID)
65646217
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Publication Name
Age of Anxiety : a History of America's Turbulent Affair with Tranquilizers
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Subject
Psychopathology / Anxieties & Phobias, General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Psychology, Medical
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
20.5 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2008-032718
Reviews
O magazine "A fascinating history of our dependence on downers&. Thoughtful, timely, and evenhanded." Kirkus "Readable, informative account of how cultural, economic and political forces have shaped the way Americans address anxiety&. Untangles the variety of complex factors that have shaped Americans' increasing use of tranquilizers amid conflicting attitudes toward them." New York Post "Very accessible and well-researched." Minneapolis Star-Tribune "[A] lively and thoughtful history of tranquilizers&. [Tone] is a diligent researcher, and she deftly covers the tangle of historical, medical, legal and cultural issues here without lapsing into jargon no easy feat with a subject like this." Newsweek "[A] smart and crisp history of American tranquilizer use." New England Journal of Medicine "A superb history that illustrates which cultural groups embraced tranquilizers, how these drugs were initially wildly popular but were subsequently rejected, and the rise of SSRIs as their replacements&. Informative and intriguing." Bookforum "Excellent book&. A strong historical account of the most important topic of our interior lives and noninterior as well.... Great reporting and incisive treatment of the origins of the modern neurosis industry." Reason magazine " The Age of Anxiety , Andrea Tone's revelatory history of tranquilizers in America, complicates the usual tale of patriarchal oppression, in which greedy pharmaceutical companies profit by keeping housewives placid and subservient&. Without minimizing the hazards of tranquilizers, Tone suggests that the backlash against them has caused more harm than the uncritical embrace that preceded it. She also shows that a drug's reputation is a function of culture as much as chemistry." The National Catholic Reporter "[A] captivating account of the development and use of medications in the treatment of anxiety in the United States&. [Tone] presents a carefully researched and thoughtful narrative&. The Age of Anxiety serves as a cautionary tale as to how social and political structures can overshadow scientific data in professional and public discourse about medical treatments.", Omagazine "A fascinating history of our dependence on downers…. Thoughtful, timely, and evenhanded."Kirkus "Readable, informative account of how cultural, economic and political forces have shaped the way Americans address anxiety…. Untangles the variety of complex factors that have shaped Americans' increasing use of tranquilizers amid conflicting attitudes toward them."New York Post "Very accessible and well-researched."Minneapolis Star-Tribune "[A] lively and thoughtful history of tranquilizers…. [Tone] is a diligent researcher, and she deftly covers the tangle of historical, medical, legal and cultural issues here without lapsing into jargon no easy feat with a subject like this."Newsweek "[A] smart and crisp history of American tranquilizer use."New England Journal of Medicine "A superb history that illustrates which cultural groups embraced tranquilizers, how these drugs were initially wildly popular but were subsequently rejected, and the rise of SSRIs as their replacements…. Informative and intriguing."Bookforum "Excellent book…. A strong historical account of the most important topic of our interior lives and noninterior as well.... Great reporting and incisive treatment of the origins of the modern neurosis industry."Reason magazine "The Age of Anxiety, Andrea Tone's revelatory history of tranquilizers in America, complicates the usual tale of patriarchal oppression, in which greedy pharmaceutical companies profit by keeping housewives placid and subservient…. Without minimizing the hazards of tranquilizers, Tone suggests that the backlash against them has caused more harm than the uncritical embrace that preceded it. She also shows that a drug's reputation is a function of culture as much as chemistry." The National Catholic Reporter "[A] captivating account of the development and use of medications in the treatment of anxiety in the United States…. [Tone] presents a carefully researched and thoughtful narrative….The Age of Anxietyserves as a cautionary tale as to how social and political structures can overshadow scientific data in professional and public discourse about medical treatments.", O magazine "A fascinating history of our dependence on downers.... Thoughtful, timely, and evenhanded.", O magazine "A fascinating history of our dependence on downers…. Thoughtful, timely, and evenhanded." Kirkus "Readable, informative account of how cultural, economic and political forces have shaped the way Americans address anxiety…. Untangles the variety of complex factors that have shaped Americans' increasing use of tranquilizers amid conflicting attitudes toward them." New York Post "Very accessible and well-researched." Minneapolis Star-Tribune "[A] lively and thoughtful history of tranquilizers…. [Tone] is a diligent researcher, and she deftly covers the tangle of historical, medical, legal and cultural issues here without lapsing into jargon no easy feat with a subject like this." Newsweek "[A] smart and crisp history of American tranquilizer use." New England Journal of Medicine "A superb history that illustrates which cultural groups embraced tranquilizers, how these drugs were initially wildly popular but were subsequently rejected, and the rise of SSRIs as their replacements…. Informative and intriguing." Bookforum "Excellent book…. A strong historical account of the most important topic of our interior lives and noninterior as well.... Great reporting and incisive treatment of the origins of the modern neurosis industry." Reason magazine " The Age of Anxiety , Andrea Tone's revelatory history of tranquilizers in America, complicates the usual tale of patriarchal oppression, in which greedy pharmaceutical companies profit by keeping housewives placid and subservient…. Without minimizing the hazards of tranquilizers, Tone suggests that the backlash against them has caused more harm than the uncritical embrace that preceded it. She also shows that a drug's reputation is a function of culture as much as chemistry." The National Catholic Reporter "[A] captivating account of the development and use of medications in the treatment of anxiety in the United States…. [Tone] presents a carefully researched and thoughtful narrative…. The Age of Anxiety serves as a cautionary tale as to how social and political structures can overshadow scientific data in professional and public discourse about medical treatments."
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
22
Grade From
Eighth Grade
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
615/.7882
Grade To
College Graduate Student
Synopsis
Anxious Americans have increasingly pursued peace of mind through pills and prescriptions. In 2006, the National Institute of Mental Health estimated that 40 million adult Americans suffer from an anxiety disorder in any given year: more than double the number thought to have such a disorder in 2001. Anti-anxiety drugs are a billion-dollar business. Yet as recently as 1955, when the first tranquilizer--Miltown--went on the market, pharmaceutical executives worried that there wouldn't be interest in anxiety-relief. At mid-century, talk therapy remained the treatment of choice. But Miltown became a sensation--the first psychotropic blockbuster in United States history. By 1957, Americans had filled 36 million prescriptions. Patients seeking made-to-order tranquility emptied drugstores, forcing pharmacists to post signs reading "more Miltown tomorrow." The drug's financial success and cultural impact revolutionized perceptions of anxiety and its treatment, inspiring the development of other lifestyle drugs including Valium and Prozac. In The Age of Anxiety , Andrea Tone draws on a broad array of original sources--manufacturers' files, FDA reports, letters, government investigations, and interviews with inventors, physicians, patients, and activists--to provide the first comprehensive account of the rise of America's tranquilizer culture. She transports readers from the bomb shelters of the Cold War to the scientific optimism of the Baby Boomers, to the "just say no" Puritanism of the late 1970s and 1980s. A vibrant history of America's long and turbulent affair with tranquilizers, The Age of Anxiety casts new light on what it has meant to seek synthetic solutions to everyday angst., Anxious Americans have increasingly pursued peace of mind through pills and prescriptions. In 2006, the National Institute of Mental Health estimated that 40 million adult Americans suffer from an anxiety disorder in any given year: more than double the number thought to have such a disorder in 2001. Anti-anxiety drugs are a billion-dollar business. Yet as recently as 1955, when the first tranquilizer,Miltown,went on the market, pharmaceutical executives worried that there wouldn't be interest in anxiety-relief. At mid-century, talk therapy remained the treatment of choice. But Miltown became a sensation,the first psychotropic blockbuster in United States history. By 1957, Americans had filled 36 million prescriptions. Patients seeking made-to-order tranquility emptied drugstores, forcing pharmacists to post signs reading more Miltown tomorrow." The drug's financial success and cultural impact revolutionized perceptions of anxiety and its treatment, inspiring the development of other lifestyle drugs including Valium and Prozac. In The Age of Anxiety , Andrea Tone draws on a broad array of original sources,manufacturers' files, FDA reports, letters, government investigations, and interviews with inventors, physicians, patients, and activists,to provide the first comprehensive account of the rise of America's tranquilizer culture. She transports readers from the bomb shelters of the Cold War to the scientific optimism of the Baby Boomers, to the just say no" Puritanism of the late 1970s and 1980s. A vibrant history of America's long and turbulent affair with tranquilizers, The Age of Anxiety casts new light on what it has meant to seek synthetic solutions to everyday angst.
LC Classification Number
RM333.T66 2009
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