The Myth of the Chemical Cure

The Myth of the Chemical Cure
Author: J. Moncrieff
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2016-04-13
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0230589448


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This book overturns the idea that psychiatric drugs work by correcting chemical imbalance and analyzes the professional, commercial and political vested interests that have shaped this view. It provides a comprehensive critique of research on drugs including antidepressants, antipsychotics and mood stabilizers.

The Myth of the Chemical Cure
Language: en
Pages: 288
Authors: J. Moncrieff
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-04-13 - Publisher: Springer

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This book overturns the idea that psychiatric drugs work by correcting chemical imbalance and analyzes the professional, commercial and political vested interes
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Language: en
Pages: 248
Authors: J. Moncrieff
Categories: Psychology
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-09-15 - Publisher: Springer

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Language: en
Pages: 312
Authors: Elliot Valenstein
Categories: Psychology
Type: BOOK - Published: 2002-02 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster

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In Blaming the Brain Elliott Valenstein exposes the many weaknesses inherent in the scientific arguments supporting the widely accepted theory that biochemical
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Language: en
Pages: 295
Authors: Thomas Szasz
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-12-31 - Publisher: Transaction Publishers

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Understanding the history of psychiatry requires an accurate view of its function and purpose. In this provocative new study, Szasz challenges conventional beli
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Language: en
Pages: 242
Authors: Irving Kirsch
Categories: Psychology
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-01-26 - Publisher: Basic Books

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