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Age of Anxiety : A History of America's Turbulent Affair with Tranquilizers by Andrea Tone (2012, Trade Paperback)
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PublisherBasic Books
ISBN-10046502520X
ISBN-139780465025206
eBay Product ID (ePID)4038257485
Product Key Features
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameAge of Anxiety : a History of America's Turbulent Affair with Tranquilizers
Publication Year2012
SubjectPsychopathology / Anxieties & Phobias, Health Care Delivery, General
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPsychology, Medical
AuthorAndrea Tone
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight14.5 Oz
Item Length8.3 in
Item Width5.6 in
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ReviewsO 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.", 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." New York "Excellent", 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."
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition22
Grade FromEighth Grade
IllustratedYes
Grade ToCollege Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal615/.7882
SynopsisDrugs for anxiety are a billion-dollar business in the United States. Yet in 1955, when the prescription tranquilizer Miltown became available, pharmaceutical executives worried that there was no market. In The Age of Anxiety , historian Andrea Tone provides a comprehensive account of the rise of America's prescription drug culture through the lens of our complicated relationship with tranquilizers., 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'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 NumberRM333.T66 2012
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