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by Nancy C. Andreasen (Author) "Saul was not the first victim of misunderstanding about the nature of psychiatric illness, nor was he the last..." (more)
Key Phrases: tranquilizing chair, biologically oriented psychiatrist, somatic therapy, United States, Phineas Gage, William Norris (more...)
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"Valuable to anyone who knows someone afflicted with a mental illness."

Product Description
The Broken Brain provides a complete and remarkably readable guide to the new scientific understanding of schizophrenia, severe depression, and other major mental disorders and to the new medications that have already returned hundreds of thousands to more normal lives. Dr. Andreasen's book is also a social manifesto that seeks to remove the shame, guilt, and punishment that are still attached to the mentally ill and, instead, to regard them "as human beings who deserve as much sensitivity and love as people who suffer from cancer, muscular dystrophy, or heart disease."

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Product Details
  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Harper Paperbacks (October 9, 1985)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0060912723
  • ISBN-13: 978-0060912727
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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