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353 pages • first pub 2015 (view editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Weidenfield & Nicholson
Edition Pub Date: 12 March 2015
Shrinks is ideal for readers intrigued by the evolution of medical fields and the intersection of science, history, and societal stigma, offering a methodical exploration of psychiatry's turbulent journey from pseudoscience to respected discipline.
Description
The fascinating story of psychiatry's origins, demise, and redemption, by the former President of the American Psychiatric Association. Psychiatry has come a long way since the days of chaining "lunatics" in cold cells and parading them as freakis...
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informative: 100%
hopeful: 43%
reflective: 43%
challenging: 24%
inspiring: 18%
dark: 10%
emotional: 10%
funny: 8%
sad: 8%
tense: 5%
adventurous: 2%
lighthearted: 2%
relaxing: 2%
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Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/PsychosisMinor
Ableism, Chronic illness, Drug use
353 pages • first pub 2015 (view editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Weidenfield & Nicholson
Edition Pub Date: 12 March 2015
Shrinks is ideal for readers intrigued by the evolution of medical fields and the intersection of science, history, and societal stigma, offering a methodical exploration of psychiatry's turbulent journey from pseudoscience to respected discipline.
Description
The fascinating story of psychiatry's origins, demise, and redemption, by the former President of the American Psychiatric Association. Psychiatry has come a long way since the days of chaining "lunatics" in cold cells and parading them as freakis...
Community Reviews
Moods
informative: 100%
hopeful: 43%
reflective: 43%
challenging: 24%
inspiring: 18%
dark: 10%
emotional: 10%
funny: 8%
sad: 8%
tense: 5%
adventurous: 2%
lighthearted: 2%
relaxing: 2%
Pace
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/PsychosisMinor
Ableism, Chronic illness, Drug use