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Title: The Great Debate
Review: Of Two Minds: The Growing Disorder in American Psychiatry By T. M. LuhrmanManaged care is drastically shortening the time in which the mentally ill can afford to be hospitalized, and making it harder for most people to afford outpatient psychotherapy. Drugs are cheaper and faster. But do they solve the underlying problems in people's lives, or merely mask symptoms? The growing distance between those who believe in medication and those who put their primary faith in therapy is one of the burning issues Luhrman explores in this excellent work. The author is an anthropologist who decided to study the training of American psychiatrists, and the result is a dense but not difficult book Anyone with an interest in mental health can find much that is useful, elucidating, and even intriguing here.
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