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Sedated: How Modern Capitalism Created our Mental Health Crisis by James Davies

marpe's review against another edition

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5.0

“A diferencia de lo que sucede con la mayoría de enfermedades físicas que trata la medicina en general, para la inmensa mayoría de trastornos mentales que figuran en el DSM no se ha encontrado ninguna causa biológica real”

“Todo nuestro abordaje de la salud mental se ha modificado radicalmente con el fin de satisfacer las exigencias del mercado. Achacamos el sufrimiento a unos cerebros defectuosos en vez de vincularlo a unas condiciones sociales, políticas y laborales nocivas”

“Vinculando el origen a causas individuales, induciendo a las personas a pensar que lo que no funciona y es preciso reformar son ellas mismas y no el sistema económico y social en el que viven”

“El sufrimiento convertido en una oportunidad de negocio queda despojado de su significado y sentido mas profundos”

un libro obligatorio

greenfigtree's review against another edition

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informative medium-paced

4.75

jojobear's review against another edition

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challenging informative fast-paced

3.75

aislingk7's review against another edition

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informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

scribblesandstories's review against another edition

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challenging informative inspiring

karatheragna's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

Absolute must read if you live in the UK. Easy to understand for non-academics. 

natalie_j202's review against another edition

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challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

anna21's review against another edition

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informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

11corvus11's review against another edition

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5.0

Despite me having a few disagreements about some of his statements regarding biopsych, this is overall a stellar and hugely important book. I want to write more on it a bit later. USA folks, don't let the UK focus on some sections turn you away. Overall much of it applies to us as well.

paulsnelling's review against another edition

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5.0

This book is accessible but also focussed and revealing about how neo-liberal policies over the last 40 years have combined to produce a mental health crisis which won't be resolved with every increasing doses of antidepressants. There's no great call to arms here, but it's required reading for anyone vaguely interested in justice and democracy. And it should serve as motivation to any - like me - who hoped that a fairer and more equal (well, less unequal) society would emerge as we move on from the pandemic. Sobering.