| Edition |
First Edition. |
| Description |
xviii, 366 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Doctors' stories -- Betting on anatomy -- Biology in disarray -- A fragile freudian triumph -- Crisis and revolt -- Disease stories -- Schizophrenia -- Depression -- Manic-depression -- Unfinished stories -- False dawn -- Afterthoughts -- Notes -- Guide to further reading -- Index. |
| Summary |
Documents the unfulfilled 1980s quest to identify the biological basis of mental illness, documenting the cultural upheavals, activism, public policy change, rivalries, and profit-mongering that shaped efforts to address mental illness with biochemical treatments. |
| Audience |
Adult Brodart. |
| Subject(S) |
Mental illness -- Physiological aspects.
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Neuropsychiatry.
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| ISBN |
9780393071221 (hardcover) |
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