Desperate Remedies by Andrew Scull
Psychiatry's Turbulent Quest to Cure Mental Illness
A sweeping history of modern psychiatry that traces cycles of therapeutic optimism and disillusionment from asylums to lobotomy, shock and insulin coma therapies, and the psychopharmacological revolution. Blending vivid case studies with social and scientific context, it exposes professional hubris, ethical lapses, and commercial pressures while acknowledging real attempts to relieve suffering. The narrative interrogates the limits of the biomedical model, the uneven evidence behind treatments, and the consequences for patients, urging humility and caution about promises of cures.
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- Published
- 2022
- Nationality
- British
- Length
- Moderate
- Pages
- 400-500
- Original Language
- English
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