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Dosed : the medication generation grows up

Bell Barnett, Kaitlin.

Dosed : the medication generation grows up - Boston. Beacon Press. 6/15/2012 - xxv, 222 p. ; 24 cm.

'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. In Dosed, Kaitlin Bell Barnett, who was diagnosed with depression as a teenager, weaves together stories from members of this 'medication generation, exploring their e

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Mental illness -- Chemotherapy.
Mentally ill -- Psychology.
Psychotropic drugs -- Side effects.
Mental Disorders -- Drug therapy.

--Adolescent.