Courage | Compare and Contrast
1974: Battling mental illness, Anne Sexton commits suicide.
Today: More than 30,000 people commit suicide in the United States.
1974: Although drugs are sometimes prescribed for depression, psychotherapy remains a popular form of treatment.
Today: Prescription drugs such as Prozac, Paxil, and Zoloft are advertised on television and routinely used to treat depression and other forms of mood disorder.
1974: Publishing heiress Patty Hearst is kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army, a left-wing underground organization dedicated to the overthrow...
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