Dosed The Medication Generation Grows Up

Name: Dosed The Medication Generation Grows Up
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ISBN: 9780807001349

ISBN-10: 0807001341

ISBN-13: 9780807001349

Edition: 2012

Authors: Kaitlin Bell Barnett

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Over the last two decades, we have seen a dramatic spike in the number of young people taking psychiatric medication--but, despite a heated debate on the issue, we haven't heard directly from the "medicated kids" themselves. InDosed, Kaitlin Bell Barnett, who was diagnosed with depression as a teenager, weaves together stories from members of this "medication generation, exploring their experiences at home, in school, and with the psychiatric profession. For many, taking meds has proved more complicated than merely popping a pill, as they try to parse their changing emotions, symptoms, side effects, and diagnoses without conclusive scientific research on how the drugs affect developing…

Book details

List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication date: 4/10/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 6.40" wide x 9.29" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 1.122
Language: English



Introduction



Difficult Kids



Playing a Role: The Medicated Kid



School Interventions



Early Rebellions



Something New?



Breakdowns



Side Effects



Complicating Factors



Reassessments


Acknowledgments


Notes