The Age of Anxiety: A History of America's Turbulent Affair with Tranquilizers

by Andrea Tone

Book Overview

Anxious Americans have increasingly pursued peace of mind through pills and prescriptions. In 2006, the National Institute of Mental Health estimated that 40 million adult Americans suffer from an... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465086586
• ISBN13: 9780465086580
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Basic Books (AZ)
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher