The myth of the chemical cure : (Record no. 11172)
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| fixed length control field | 01538cam a2200217 4500 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 080205n2008 000 0 eng u |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 0230574319 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780230574311 |
| 060 ## - NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | WM 402. |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal author | Moncrieff, J |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The myth of the chemical cure : |
| Subtitle | a critique of psychiatric drug treatment / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Joanna Moncrieff. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION INFORMATION | |
| Place of publication | Basingstoke : |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan, |
| Date | 2008. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Physical description | xi, 278 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| Dimensions | 23 cm. |
| 520 ## - ABSTRACT | |
| Abstract | This book exposes the traditional view that psychiatric drugs target underlying diseases, or correct chemical imbalances, as a fraud. It traces the emergence of this view and suggests that it was adopted, not because there was any evidence to support it, but because it served the vested interests of the psychiatric profession, the pharmaceutical industry and the modern state. Instead it is proposed that psychiatric drugs 'work' by creating altered mental states, which may suppress the symptoms of psychiatric disorders, along with other intellectual and emotional functions. Research on antipsychotics, antidepressants, mood stabilisers and stimulants is examined to demonstrate this thesis and the pros and cons of using the different sorts of drugs are discussed. It is suggested that acknowledging the real nature of psychiatric drugs would lead to a more democratic practice of psychiatry. |
| 650 #2 - SUBJECT HEADINGS | |
| Subject term | Psychotropic drugs |
| 9 (RLIN) | 7615 |
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| Subject term | Mental illness |
| 9 (RLIN) | 13316 |
| 650 #2 - SUBJECT HEADINGS | |
| Subject term | Psychiatry. |
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| Subject term | Drug therapy. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Suppress in OPAC | Do not Suppress in OPAC |
| 340 ## - PHYSICAL MEDIUM | |
| Material base and configuration | Book |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Total Renewals | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date last borrowed | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| National Library of Medicine | PRUH Education Centre Library | PRUH Education Centre Library | Shelves | 20/06/2019 | WM 402 | B04555 | 20/06/2019 | 20/06/2019 | Book | ||||||||
| National Library of Medicine | South London and Maudsley Trust Library | South London and Maudsley Trust Library | Shelves | 05/02/2008 | 14 | 4 | WM 402 MON | R16815A0069 | 15/10/2019 | 22/08/2019 | 1 | 27/03/2015 | Book | ||||
| Whittington Health Library | Whittington Health Library | Shelves | 16/07/2013 | QV 77 MON | 07241410 | 06/06/2022 | 06/06/2022 | Book 14-day loan |