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Shrinks
The Untold Story of Psychiatry
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Ideal for readers interested in mental health, medical history, and neuroscience, as well as anyone seeking a deeper understanding of psychiatry's development and its modern-day implications. This book will appeal to both professionals and general audiences eager to learn about the science behind mental illness and psychiatry's role in healing.
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A world-renowned psychiatrist reveals the fascinating story of psychiatry's origins, demise and redemption.
Psychiatry has come a long way since the days of chaining 'lunatics' in cold cells and parading them as freakish marvels before a gaping public. But, as Jeffrey Lieberman reveals in his extraordinary and eye-opening book, the path to legitimacy for 'the black sheep of medicine' has been anything but smooth.
In Shrinks, Dr Lieberman traces the field from its birth as a mystic pseudo-science through its adolescence as a cult of 'shrinks' to its late blooming maturity since the Second World War as a science-driven profession that saves lives.
With fascinating case studies and portraits of the luminaries of the field, from Sigmund Freud to Eric Kandel, Shrinks is a gripping and illuminating read. It is also an urgent call-to-arms to dispel the stigma surrounding mental illness and to start treating it as a disease rather than a state of mind.
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Praised as a masterful and gripping exploration of psychiatry, Shrinks is noted for its honesty, authority, and humane perspective. Reviewers commend Lieberman's clear insight into the complexities of mental illness and his balanced treatment of psychiatric science. It is described as an excellent introduction to the field and a profound journey through its challenges and achievements.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781780227016
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 17 March 2016
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Illustration: integrated photographs
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 26.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 251g
Pages: 352
About the Author
Jeffrey A. Lieberman has spent over twenty-five years caring for patients and studying the nature and treatment of mental illness. he is the former President of the American Psychiatric Association, Chairman of Psychiatry at Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons, Psychiatrist in Chief at Columbia University Medical Center-New York Presbyterian Hospital, and Director of the New York State Psychiatric Institute.
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