Shrinks: The Untold Story of Psychiatry

An astonishing book: honest, sober, exciting, and humane... [Shrinks] brings you to the very forefront of one of the most amazing medical journeys of our time. --Siddhartha Mukherjee Psychiatry has come a long way since the days of chaining "lunatics" in cold cells. But, as Jeffrey Lieberman, MD, reveals in his eye-opening book, the path to legitimacy for "the black sheep of medicine" has been anything but smooth. Dr. Lieberman traces the field from its birth as a mystic pseudo-science to its late blooming maturity--beginning after World War II--as a science-driven profession that saves lives. With fascinating case studies and portraits of the field's luminaries--from Sigmund Freud to Eric Kandel--SHRINKS is a gripping read, and an urgent call-to-arms to dispel the stigma of mental illnesses by treating them as diseases rather than unfortunate states of mind.

• | Author: Jeffrey A. Lieberman
• | Publisher: Little, Brown Spark
• | Publication Date: January 05, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 352 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 031627898X
• | ISBN-13: 9780316278980