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Language: en
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-03-05 - Publisher: Basic Books
A physician's "provocative" (Boston Globe) and "timely" (Ibram X. Kendi, New York Times Book Review) account of how right-wing backlash policies have deadly con
Language: en
Pages: 228
Pages: 228
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-11-23 - Publisher: NYU Press
Looks at the cultural meanings of health, exploring it's ideologies, arguing that obtaining health is difficult because of cultural conventions, and offering wa
Language: en
Pages: 448
Pages: 448
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-01-26 - Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
A compassionate and captivating examination of evolving attitudes toward mental illness throughout history and the fight to end the stigma. For centuries, scien
Language: en
Pages: 171
Pages: 171
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-09-03 - Publisher: National Academies Press
Estimates indicate that as many as 1 in 4 Americans will experience a mental health problem or will misuse alcohol or drugs in their lifetimes. These disorders