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Malady of the mind : schizophrenia and the path to prevention / Jeffrey Lieberman.

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"This brilliant portrait of schizophrenia--the most malignant and least understood mental illness--by renowned psychiatrist Jeffrey Lieberman, Chair of Columbia's legendary Psychiatry department, interweaves cultural and scientific history with dramatic patient portraits and clinical experiences to impart a revolutionary message of hope: that for the first time in human history, schizophrenia can not just be effectively treated, but even prevented. Of the many myths and misconceptions that have historically obscured our understanding of schizophrenia, the most pernicious is that there is no effective treatment or cure. The reality couldn't be more different: the truth is that today's treatments have the potential to be game-changing--and often lifesaving. In this rigorously researched, deeply compelling biography of schizophrenia, Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman draws on his four-decade career to tell the story of the past, present, and future of this historically dreaded, often disabling illness. From his vantage point at the pinnacle of academic psychiatry, informed by extensive research experience and clinical care of thousands of patients, Dr. Lieberman describes how the complexity of the brain, the checkered history of psychiatric medicine, and centuries of stigma combined with misguided legislation and health care policies have impeded scientific and clinical progress. And yet, there is hope: by offering evidence-based treatments that combine medication with psychosocial services, doctors are now able to effectively treat schizophrenia. Even more auspiciously, early detection and intervention before the onset of psychotic symptoms can--thanks to decades of scientific work--not only suppress symptoms but also effectively prevent the outbreak of this disorder. A must-read for fans of psychological histories and anyone whose life has been affected by schizophrenia, this revelatory work offers a comprehensive scientific portrait, crucial insights, and, most importantly, hope for those afflicted"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781982136420
  • ISBN: 1982136421
  • Physical Description: xii, 515 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First Scribner edition
  • Publisher: New York : Scribner, [2023]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 429-497) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
From the ancient world to Father Amorth -- Madness in the Middle Ages -- Through a glass darkly -- Medical specialization -- The Freudians -- Desperate measures - Laborit's drug -- The anti-psychiatry movement -- The cost of good intentions -- The taxonomist of mental illness -- The enchanted loom -- Am I my genes? -- Psychosis, psychedelics, and the serotonin theory - Dopamine : the wind in the psychotic fire -- Glutamate and GABA : the accelerator and the brake -- Diagnosing schizophrenia -- The importance of early intervention -- How we (should) treat schizophrenia -- Schizophrenia and society : do the right thing -- Owning recovery.
Subject:
Schizophrenia > History.
Schizophrenia > Treatment.
Schizophrenia > Prevention.
Psychiatry > History.

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