Reviews The Age of Anxiety: A History of America’s Turbulent Affair with Tranquilizers by Andrea Tone Share this: Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to print (Opens in new window) Print By Science News March 13, 2009 at 1:12 pm The story of America’s shift to synthetic solutions for personal angst.Basic Books, 2009, 298 p., $26.95