Drugs and Mental Illness

By Maia Miller

Some drugs alleviate the symptoms of mental illness and free sufferers to lead more normal lives. All too often, however, the relationship between drugs and mental illness is a downward spiral in which drug use and a mental disorder reinforce each other and lead to greater problems. How teens can recognize these patterns of abuse and rescue themselves or their friends is the subject of this book.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823931552
• ISBN13: 9780823931552
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: Rosen Young Adult
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.7" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

None like it!

This is a grand effort at a difficult and complex subject. Miller does a great job in setting forth the basics in a clear and easy-to-read manner. Teenage readers will find it very informative, but the book is written in a pleasing style for any age. I was most impressed with this book, which stands far above the rest of recent books on this subject. Thank you.

Very Good Summary for Teen Readers

This book presents an easy-to-understand, well thought-out description of the relationship between drugs--both therapeutic and harmful--and mental illness. It provides useful references for readers who want more information, and the writing--simple, straightforward, and neither too complex nor overly childish--is just right for teens.