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A History Of Psychiatry Paperback - 1997
by Shorter E
- New
Edward Shorter reveals the harsh, farcical, and inspiring realities of society's changing attitudes toward and attempts to deal with its mentally ill, and the efforts of generations of scientists and physicians to ease their suffering.
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- Title A History Of Psychiatry
- Author Shorter E
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: secon
- Condition New
- Pages 448
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher John Wiley (Original), New York, NY, U.S.A.
- Date 1997
- Bookseller's Inventory # CBS-9780471245315
- ISBN 9780471245315 / 0471245313
- Weight 1.5 lbs (0.68 kg)
- Dimensions 9.08 x 6.22 x 1.17 in (23.06 x 15.80 x 2.97 cm)
- Dewey Decimal Code 616.890
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From the rear cover
"An opinionated, anecdote-rich history. . . . While psychiatrists may quibble, and Freudians and other psychoanalysts will surely squawk, those without a vested interest will be thoroughly entertained and certainly enlightened."--Kirkus Reviews.
"Shorter tells his story with immense panache, narrative clarity, and genuinely deep erudition."--Roy Porter Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine.
In A History of Psychiatry, Edward Shorter shows us the harsh, farcical, and inspiring realities of society's changing attitudes toward and attempts to deal with its mentally ill and the efforts of generations of scientists and physicians to ease their suffering. He paints vivid portraits of psychiatry's leading historical figures and pulls no punches in assessing their roles in advancing or sidetracking our understanding of the origins of mental illness.
Shorter also identifies the scientific and cultural factors that shaped the development of psychiatry. He reveals the forces behind the unparalleled sophistication of psychiatry in Germany during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries as well as the emergence of the United States as the world capital of psychoanalysis.
This engagingly written, thoroughly researched, and fiercely partisan account is compelling reading for anyone with a personal, intellectual, or professional interest in psychiatry.