Troubled: The Failed Promise of America's Behavioral Treatment Programs

A New York Times Editor’s ChoiceOne of Newsweek’s Most Highly Anticipated Books of 2021Named a Bustle Best Book of 2021

An award-winning journalist’s breathtaking mosaic of the tough-love industry and …

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