Description
A challenging reappraisal of the history of antipsychotics, revealing how they were transformed from neurological poisons into magical cures, their benefits exaggerated and their toxic effects minimized or ignored.
Author: J. Moncrieff
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 09/15/2013
Pages: 278
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781137277435
ISBN10: 1137277432
BISAC Categories:
- Psychology | Clinical Psychology
- Psychology | Psychopathology | General
- Medical | Pain Management
Author: J. Moncrieff
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 09/15/2013
Pages: 278
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781137277435
ISBN10: 1137277432
BISAC Categories:
- Psychology | Clinical Psychology
- Psychology | Psychopathology | General
- Medical | Pain Management
About the Author
Joanna Moncrieff is a Senior Lecturer at University College London, UK and a practising consultant psychiatrist. She is co-chair person of the Critical Psychiatry Network and author of The Myth of the Chemical Cure.