Sedated: How Modern Capitalism Created Our Mental Health Crisis James Davies Collection

Sedated: How Modern Capitalism Created our Mental Health Crisis by Dr James Davies is a provocative, research-driven paperback that challenges how we understand and treat mental distress today. Ideal for parents, teachers, mental health professionals, students of sociology or psychology, and curious readers, this book reframes common assumptions and offers a clear, evidence-backed case that broader social and economic forces — not just individual brains — shape mental health. A powerful read for anyone seeking a deeper, more humane perspective on contemporary mental health issues.

Title in this Set: Sedated: How Modern Capitalism Created our Mental Health Crisis
Condition: BRAND NEW
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781786499875

Dr James Davies brings together a wealth of studies, interviews with experts, and careful analysis to argue that mental distress has been widely mischaracterised. Rather than understanding many experiences of anxiety, depression and other forms of distress as understandable reactions to economic insecurity, social isolation, precarious work, and cultural pressures, we too often adopt a medical model that locates the problem solely within the individual’s brain. This bestselling-style examination invites readers to reconsider prevailing psychiatric narratives and look at mental health through a broader social lens.

What you’ll find inside

• Comprehensive review of scientific studies and public health data that link societal conditions to rising rates of mental distress.
• Interviews with clinicians, researchers and people with lived experience that illuminate the limits of a purely medical approach.
• Clear, accessible writing that makes complex ideas suitable for classroom discussion, book groups, or personal reflection.

This paperback edition presents James Davies’s arguments in a format that’s easy to carry and read — perfect for commuters, students, and book lovers. It’s also a valuable resource for educators creating lesson plans about public health or sociology, and for clinicians interested in broadening their conceptual toolkit.

Key benefits

• New perspective: Shifts the conversation from individual pathology to structural drivers of distress.
• Evidence-based: Grounded in studies and expert testimony rather than polemic.
• Accessible format: Paperback edition makes it ideal for classrooms and discussion groups.
• Trusted voice: Written by Dr James Davies, an experienced commentator on mental health policy and critique.
• Great for gifting: A thoughtful present for activists, students, healthcare workers, or anyone seeking to understand the social roots of mental health.

Sedated is more than a critique — it’s a call to rethink policy, clinical practice, and public discourse. Whether you’re buying a single paperback for personal learning or stocking a classroom, this is a timely, well-researched book that equips readers to spot flawed assumptions and advocate for more compassionate, systemic solutions. Perfect as a gift, classroom text, or reference for professionals and concerned citizens alike, it offers a practical, humane framework for understanding the mental health crisis in modern capitalist societies.