The Rise and Fall of the Age of Psychopharmacology

by Edward Shorter

The Age of Psychopharmacology began with a brilliant rise in the 1950s, when for the first time science entered the study of drugs that affect the brain and mind. But, esteemed historian Edward Shorter argues that there has been a recent fall, as the field has seen its drug offerings impoverished and its diagnoses distorted by the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders." The new drugs, such as Prozac, have been less effective than...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197574432
• ISBN13: 9780197574430
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 8.9"