{"title":"James Davies","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"cracked-why-psychiatry-is-doing-more-harm-than-good-james-davies-paperback","title":"Cracked: Why Psychiatry Is Doing More Harm Than Good by James Davies - Non Fiction - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nCondition: Brand New\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\nISBN: 9781848316546\u003cbr\u003e\nPublisher: Icon Books\u003cbr\u003e\nAge Range: Adult\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOverview\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nCracked: Why Psychiatry Is Doing More Harm Than Good is a hard-hitting investigation into the modern mental health industry, written by psychotherapist and social anthropologist James Davies. Drawing on original interviews, clinical experience, and years of research, Davies asks why psychiatric diagnoses have multiplied and why so many people are medicated for everyday distress. It is essential reading for anyone questioning how society understands and treats mental illness, from patients and carers to students and professionals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nIn this bestselling paperback, James Davies pulls back the curtain on the psychiatric establishment, exposing how commercial interests, weak science, and cultural pressures have combined to inflate the number of recognised mental disorders from just over a hundred in the 1950s to hundreds today. He examines the rise of psychotropic medication, showing how antidepressants and other drugs are prescribed at record levels despite mounting evidence questioning their long-term effectiveness and safety. Through interviews with senior psychiatrists, drug company insiders, and regulators, Davies builds a compelling, well-sourced case that much of modern psychiatric practice rests on shakier scientific foundations than the public is led to believe. Rather than dismissing mental illness or the value of support, the book argues for a more honest, evidence-based approach to care - one that resists over-medicalising ordinary human suffering. Accessible and rigorously researched, Cracked has been widely discussed in the press and among mental health professionals since its original publication, and remains a touchstone text in debates about psychiatry, diagnosis, and the pharmaceutical industry's influence on treatment decisions worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstand how psychiatric diagnosis has expanded dramatically over the last 70 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn how pharmaceutical industry influence shapes prescribing practices\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplore firsthand accounts from psychiatrists, regulators, and drug company insiders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGain a critical framework for questioning medicalisation of everyday distress\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdeal for students of psychology, medicine, sociology, and mental health policy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA thought-provoking gift for anyone interested in health, wellbeing, and social science\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nJames Davies holds a PhD in social and medical anthropology from the University of Oxford and is a qualified psychotherapist who has worked within organisations including the NHS. He is a professor of social anthropology and mental health at the University of Roehampton, London, and co-founder of the Council for Evidence-Based Psychiatry. Davies is also the author of Sedated: How Modern Capitalism Created Our Mental Health Epidemic, and his writing has appeared widely in the press, cementing his reputation as a leading critical voice on psychiatry and mental health.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy You'll Love This Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nSharp, meticulously researched, and genuinely eye-opening, Cracked challenges readers to rethink what they know about psychiatric medicine, making it a must-read for anyone curious about the real story behind modern mental health care.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease Note: Cover art may vary slightly from the image shown; this listing is for the UK paperback edition with the ISBN stated above.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"James Davies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43013533925613,"sku":"SNG12232","price":3.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0642\/4549\/8093\/products\/cracked-why-psychiatry-james-davies-paperback.jpg?v=1784318193"},{"product_id":"james-davies-collection-cracked-sedated-2-books-paperback-non-fiction","title":"James Davies Collection 2 Books Set: Cracked \u0026 Sedated - Psychology Non Fiction - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitles in This Set\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCracked: Why Psychiatry is Doing More Harm Than Good\u003cbr\u003eSedated: How Modern Capitalism Created our Mental Health Crisis\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e: New\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781848316546 (Cracked) \/ 9781786499875 (Sedated)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Icon Books \/ Atlantic Books\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOverview\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThis paperback collection brings together James Davies' most influential critiques of modern mental healthcare. Cracked exposes the pseudo-science behind psychiatric diagnosis, while Sedated examines how capitalism fuels our mental health crisis. Together, they offer an evidence-based challenge to how society understands, treats and profits from emotional distress, making this set essential reading for anyone questioning the medicalisation of everyday suffering.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nIn Cracked: Why Psychiatry is Doing More Harm Than Good, psychotherapist and anthropologist James Davies draws on interviews with leading psychiatrists, including a key DSM architect, to reveal how the number of recognised mental disorders has ballooned from 106 in 1952 to 374 today. He argues that pharmaceutical profit, rather than sound science, drives much of modern diagnosis, with negative drug trials buried and antidepressants performing little better than placebo. It is a controversial, tightly argued indictment of an industry that has, in Davies' view, prioritised riches and status over patient wellbeing.\n\nSedated: How Modern Capitalism Created our Mental Health Crisis extends this argument outward. Davies shows that more than a fifth of UK adults now take a psychiatric drug each year, a rise of over 500% since 1980, and asks why. Rather than treating distress as a natural response to insecure work and inequality, he contends we have wrongly located the problem inside individual brains. Drawing on studies, policy analysis and expert interviews, Davies builds an urgent case that governments and big business have promoted this individualistic model because it is convenient and profitable, even though it fails the people it claims to help.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo full-length paperbacks by acclaimed author and academic James Davies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvidence-based, meticulously researched critique of psychiatry and capitalism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccessible, general-readership style despite serious academic grounding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdeal for readers interested in mental health, sociology, or Big Pharma exposés\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThought-provoking gift for anyone in healthcare, psychology or social policy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrand new paperback condition, ready to read straight away\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nJames Davies is a psychotherapist and academic who obtained his PhD in medical and social anthropology from the University of Oxford. He has worked clinically within the NHS and is a senior lecturer in social anthropology and psychology at the University of Roehampton, London, later becoming a Reader in Medical Anthropology and Psychiatry. He has lectured at Harvard, Brown, Oxford and other leading universities, and writes for the New Scientist and Therapy Today. He is also the author of The Importance of Suffering.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy You'll Love This Collection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nSharp, courageous and rigorously researched, this pairing of Cracked and Sedated will change how you think about mental illness, medication and modern life. 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