The Bitterest Pills: The Troubling Story of Antipsychotic Drugs

By Joanna Moncrieff

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137277432
• ISBN13: 9781137277435
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"