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The Bitterest Pills
The Troubling Story of Antipsychotic Drugs
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362 g
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216x136x20 mm
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Joanna Moncrieff is a Senior Lecturer at University College London, UK and a practising consultant psychiatrist. She is co-chair person of the Critical Psychiatry Network and author of The Myth of the Chemical Cure.
As antipsychotic (neuroleptic) drugs become some of the 21st century's biggest blockbusters, this book provides a challenging reappraisal of their history
Preface 1. Cure or Curse? 2. Chlorpromazine 3. Magic Bullets 4. Building a House of Cards 5. The Phoenix Rises 6. Looking Where the Light is 7. The Patient's Dilemma 8. Antipsychotics as Chemical Cosh 9. Old and New Drug-Induced Problems 10. The First Tentacles 11. The Antipsychotic Epidemic 12. All is Not as it Seems
A challenging reappraisal of the history of antipsychotics, revealing how they were transformed from neurological poisons into magical cures, their benefits exaggerated and their toxic effects minimized or ignored.