Reviews for Reducing Suicide: A National Imperative

The average rating for Reducing Suicide: A National Imperative based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-06-06 00:00:00 Luke Scioscio This book is a classic in Medical Sociology, and so I read it for my PhD qualifying exam. Freidson sets up some of the basic concepts in what a profession is, and how medicine's status as a profession has changed over time. I recommend it for anyone really interested in the topic of professions or specifically physicians. But it's a bit long and tedious if you read it cover to cover - so if you're not reading it as part of your PhD qualifying exam, you're better off just reading the chapters that sound interesting to you.

Review # 2 was written on 2014-03-19 00:00:00 Marco Guinois Very easy and quick read. Great reference book for discussing the facts about healthcare. How other coutries with gov't healcare have higher costs, outdated equipment, fewer doctors, denial of new drugs. Identifies vast majority of US uninsured choose to do so and this plan still keeps 1/2 of them uninsured. The new healthcare act doubles down on everything wrong with the current system, causes lesser competition as small insurance companies will not compete, and causes higher premiums because of all the mandated coverages.