The Creation of Psychopharmacology (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: David Healy
- First Published: 2002
- Type of Work: History of science and science
- Genres: Nonfiction, History, Science and technology
- Subjects: United States or Americans, Twentieth century, Psychology or psychologists, Europe or Europeans, Science or scientists, Twenty-first century, Mental illness, Drugs, Sick persons, Medicine, Business or business people, Medical ethics, Psychoanalysis or psychoanalysts, Mental institutions, hospitals or asylums, Psychiatry or psychiatrists, Corporations, Research, Psychotherapy or psychotherapists, Chemistry or chemists, Profit
No one in the United States today could be unaware of the tremendous surge in psychopharmacological drugs. All one has to do is turn on the nightly news or flip through any popular magazine to be bombarded with seemingly innocuous advertisements for feel-good chemicals to cure a hyperactive son, shy daughter, agoraphobic father-in-law, emotionally distant spouse or, indeed, one’s own broken heart. David Healy’s groundbreaking The Creation of Psychopharmacology details the discovery and development of psychotropic medications, the extremely profitable codependent relationship...
[The entire page is 1806 words long]
Join eNotes
Over 3,500 study guides, question and answer forums, literature criticism, reference content, and much more!
