The Rise and Fall of the Age of Psychopharmacology

The Rise and Fall of the Age of Psychopharmacology
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 449
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ISBN-10 : 9780197574430
ISBN-13 : 0197574432
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Download or read book The Rise and Fall of the Age of Psychopharmacology written by Edward Shorter and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Rise and Fall of the Age of Psychopharmacology, esteemed historian Edward Shorter proposes that the recent history of psychiatry is that of a failed scientific discipline of medicine. Medicine generally is about the story of progress, but psychiatry's story is that of failure in diagnosis, in therapeutics, and in the ability to deliver science-based care to suffering individuals.


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