Boston College Front Row

Writers Among Us: David Karp

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Synopsis

David Karp, professor of sociology at Boston College, reads from and discusses his recent book, Is It Me or My Meds? Living with Antidepressants (Harvard University Press, 2006). In the book, Karp tells the stories of 50 teenagers and adults-himself included-who describe their ambivalent relationships and experiences with psychiatric drugs. Karp is the coauthor or author of six previous books, including Speaking of Sadness (1997) and The Burden of Sympathy (2002), both from Oxford University Press.