The Myth of the Chemical Cure: A Critique of Psychiatric Drug Treatment

by Joanna Moncrieff

Book Overview

This book overturns the idea that psychiatric drugs work by correcting chemical imbalance and analyzes the professional, commercial and political vested interests that have shaped this view. It provides a comprehensive critique of research on drugs including antidepressants, antipsychotics and mood stabilizers.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230574327
• ISBN13: 9780230574328
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"