by Michael McNamara | Sep 27, 2026 | Rx
On May 9, 2023, Robert Whitaker, the renowned author of “Mad In America” and “Anatomy of an Epidemic,” gave a presentation in Iceland to the Landssamtökin Geðhjálp, which sponsored a symposium entitled Social Change: A New Way of Thinking About...
by Michael McNamara | Sep 26, 2026 | Rx
Anatomy of an Epidemic is the single best book I have ever read when it comes to understanding the forces that have shaped America’s current approach to mental health, which has resulted in record suicide numbers and record disability numbers. Pulitzer Prize...
by Michael McNamara | Sep 26, 2026 | Rx
Mad In America is the history of how people who have struggled with serious mental illnesses have been treated in the United States from the 1700s to today. Pulitzer Prize finalist Robert Whitaker takes you on a fascinating, in-depth look that encompasses...
