The Creation of Psychopharmacology

By David Healy

Book Overview

In this study, David Healy traces the discovery and development of antipsychotic medication. Healy argues that the discovery of chlorpromazine (more generally known as Thorazine) is as significant in the history of medicine as the discovery of penicillin, reminding readers of the worldwide prevalence of insanity within living memory.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674006194
• ISBN13: 9780674006195
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 469 Pages
• Weight: 1.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.3"