Robert Whitaker,in his book Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets,Psychiatric Drugs,and the Astonishing Rise in Mental Illness in America (2009)argues that:
A) mental illness is more prevalent in the Unites States due to improved diagnostic criteria.
B) improved attention to mental disorders in children has resulted in improved care.
C) mental illness has been exacerbated by pharmacological treatments.
D) psychiatrists need to be more aggressive in prescribing drugs to eliminate mental illness.

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Robert Whitaker's book argues that the rise in mental illness in America is due to the exacerbation of mental illness by pharmacological treatments, suggesting that psychiatric drugs may not be the "magic bullets" they are often portrayed to be. He examines research that suggests that these drugs may actually worsen long-term outcomes for patients with mental illness.

Robert Whitaker,in His Book Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets,Psychiatric