The Science and the Story of the Drugs that Changed Our Minds
Author: Lauren Slater
ISBN: 9780316370646
"Capacious and rigorous . . . Blue Dreams, like all good histories of medicine, reveals healing to be art as much as science." --Parul Sehgal, New York Times"Terrific." --@MichaelPollan"Ambitious...Slater's depictions of madness are terrifying and fascinating." --USA Today"A vivid and thought-provoking synthesis." --Harper's A groundbreaking and revelatory history of psychotropic drugs, from "a thoroughly exhilarating and entertaining writer" (Washington Post). Although one in five Americans now takes at least one psychotropic drug, the fact remains that nearly seventy years after doctors first began prescribing them, not even their creators understand exactly how or why these drugs work--or don't work--on what ails our brains. Blue Dreams offers the explosive story of the discovery and development of psychiatric medications, as well as the science and the people behind their invention, told by a riveting writer and psychologist who shares her own experience with the highs and lows of
Publisher: Little, Brown
Publish Date: 2018-02-20
Subjects: Medical / Psychiatry / Psychopharmacology, Psychology / Psychopathology / Depression, Business & Economics / Industries / Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Psychology / History, Psychology / Mental Health, Psychology / Movements / Psychoanalysis, Psychology / General, Medical / Mental Health, Medical / Psychiatry / General, Psychology / Psychopathology / Bipolar Disorder, Medical / History, Psychology / Clinical Psychology, Medical / Pharmacology, Health & Fitness / Diseases / Nervous System (incl. Brain), Medical / Drug Guides, Medical / Evidence-Based Medicine, Medical / General, MEDICAL / Neuroscience, Psychology / Applied Psychology, Psychology / Assessment, Testing & Measurement, Psychology / Cognitive Neuroscience & Cognitive Neuropsychology, Psychology / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Psychology / Experimental Psychology, Psychology / Neuropsychology, Psychology / Psychopathology / Personality Disorders, Psychology / Psychopathology / Schizophrenia, Psychology / Psychotherapy / Child & Adolescent, Psychology / Psychotherapy / Counseling, Psychology / Psychotherapy / General, Psychology / Research & Methodology
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