The antidepressant era / David Healy.
The antidepressant era / David Healy.
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Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1997.
Date
1997.
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N616.8527061/7
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English
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Physical content
x, 317 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Of Illness, Disease, and Remedies -- 2. The Discovery of Antidepressants -- 3. Other Things Being Equal -- 4. The Trials of Therapeutic Empiricism -- 5. A Pleasing Look of Truth -- 6. The Luke Effect -- 7. From Oedipus to Osheroff -- App. Current Major Physical Treatments for Depression.
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Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1997.
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Massachusetts
Date Published
1997.
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Summary
The Antidepressant Era chronicles the history of psychopharmacology from its inception with the discovery of chlorpromazine in 1951 to current battles over whether these powerful chemical compounds should replace psychotherapy. An expert in both the history and the science of neurochemistry and psychopharmacology, David Healy offers a close-up pers...
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The antidepressant era / David Healy.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-305) and index.
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N616.8527061/7
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74VMbwKqk2EZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMbwKqk2EZ
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0674039572 (alk. paper)
9780674039582 (pbk.)
0674039580 (pbk.)
9780674039582
0674039580
9780674039575 (alk. paper)
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616.8527061
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991000655679702626
