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Pop pills : the usage of behavior medication by kids in the USA

Title: Pop pills : the usage of behavior medication by kids in the USA / documentation photography & design by Baptiste Lignel ; with additional photography by Johnny Miller ; and an essay by Laia Abril.
Author: Lignel, Baptiste
Publication: Stockport, England : Dewi Lewis Publishing ; Paris : Otra Vista, 2016.

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224 pages : illustrations, portraits; 24 cm +

Summary

One in five under 18 year olds in the USA is diagnosed as having a mental condition which translates itself into behavioral problems. Often this is treated with medication which can start from an extremely young age. Over a six-year period Baptiste Lignel followed the progress of nine American teenagers with an array of pathologies which lead to behavior problems such as ADHD and OCD as well as depression and anxiety. In candid interviews the teenagers talk about their diagnoses and the impact that their medical treatment has had on their lives. Photographs are combined with elements found in popular culture and social media showing us what image is reflected back from society--often a negative one. Far from trivializing the difficulties these young people face, this combination brings additional voices to the narrative and broadens its scope. It contributes to drawing a balanced picture of a complex topic, often simplified and stigmatized by the media.

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Genre/Form

Personal narratives.
Illustrated works.

Note

Booklet, "Les pop pills," French translation of main text with cartoon by Paul Noth reproduced from New Yorker magazine, inserted.

Call Number

JQE 23-408

ISBN

9781907893896
190789389X

LCCN

2022436043
40026764124

OCLC

973918658

Author

Lignel, Baptiste, photographer.

Title

Pop pills : the usage of behavior medication by kids in the USA / documentation photography & design by Baptiste Lignel ; with additional photography by Johnny Miller ; and an essay by Laia Abril.

Publisher

Stockport, England : Dewi Lewis Publishing ; Paris : Otra Vista, 2016.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Added Author

Miller, Johnny, photographer.

Abril, Laia, writer of added commentary.

Other Standard Identifier

40026764124

Research Call Number

JQE 23-408

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