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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: David Healy (University of Wales College of Medicine)Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 22.20cm Weight: 0.499kg ISBN: 9780801888229ISBN 10: 0801888220 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 18 August 2008 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , General , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsForeword, by Charles E. Rosenberg Preface: Stories about Mania Acknowledgments 1. Frenzy and Stupor 2. Circling the Brain 3. Circular Madness 4. The Stone of Madness 5. The Eclipse of Manic-Depressive Disorder 6. Branded in the USA 7. The Latest Mania 8. The Engineers of Human Souls Coda: The Once and Future Laboratory Notes IndexReviewsA distinct and powerful view of the history of psychiatry that arouses controversy in the best sense of the word. Healy's discussion of the role of drug companies is especially right on the mark. - Gerald N. Grob, Ph.D., Henry E. Sigerist Professor of the History of Medicine Emeritus at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey Author InformationDavid Healy is a professor of psychiatry and the director of the North Wales Department of Psychological Medicine at Cardiff University. He is the author of several books on the history of psychopharmaceuticals, including Let Them Eat Prozac, The Antidepressant Era, and The Creation of Psychopharmacology. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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