Desperate Remedies: Psychiatry's Turbulent Quest to Cure Mental Illness

From jails to hospitals to the analyst's couch, the venues of psychiatry have shifted amid debate over the nature of mental illness: is it psychosocial or biological? Andrew Scull follows the path from the asylum to the street, from shock therapies to talk therapy, and on to psychiatry's dependence on drugs, whose side effects are often ignored. Read More

From jails to hospitals to the analyst's couch, the venues of psychiatry have shifted amid debate over the nature of mental illness: is it psychosocial or biological? Andrew Scull follows the path from the asylum to the street, from shock therapies to talk therapy, and on to psychiatry's dependence on drugs, whose side effects are often ignored. Read Less

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  	This is a digital edition of this title. Buy eBook Lifetime Access: $18.95 Title: Desperate Remedies by Andrew Scull Publisher: Harvard University Press Print ISBN: 9780674265103, 0674265106 eText ISBN: 9780674276475 Edition: 2022 Format: PDF eBook	$18.95 Buy eBook This is a digital eBook Nothing will be shipped to you Works with web browsers and the VitalSource app on all Windows, Mac, Chromebook, Kindle Fire, iOS, and Android devices Most eBooks are returnable within 14 days of purchase Questions? See our eBook FAQ