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Robert Whitaker is the author of five books, three of which tell of the history of psychiatry.
His first, Mad in America: Bad Science, Bad Medicine and the Enduring Mistreatment of the Mentally Ill was named by Discover magazine as one of the best science books of 2002.
His second on this topic, Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America, won the Investigative Reporters and Editors book award for best investigative journalism in 2010.
His latest, which he co-authored with Lisa Cosgrove, is Psychiatry Under the Influence: Institutional Corruption, Social Injury, and Prescriptions for Reform.
Prior to writing books, he worked as the science and medical reporter at the Albany Times Union newspaper in New York for a number of years. He is also the publisher of a mental health webzine, madinamerica.com.
Everyone is welcome. Light appetizers and a cash bar will be available.
Sponsored by Psyence Publishing Society, Members of the Psychology Department, University of Lethbridge
Everyone is Welcome. Light appetizers and a cash bar will be provided
Contact:
Leanne Wehlage-Ellis | wehlage@uleth.ca | (403) 329-2235