The Bitterest Pills: The Troubling Story of Antipsychotic Drugs

A challenging reappraisal of the history of antipsychotics, revealing how they were transformed from neurological poisons into magical cures, their benefits exaggerated and their toxic effects minimized or ignored.

Author: J. Moncrieff
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 09/15/2013
Pages: 278
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781137277435

Review Citation(s):
Choice 12/01/2014 pg. 650

About the Author
Joanna Moncrieff is a Senior Lecturer at University College London, UK and a practising consultant psychiatrist. She is co-chair person of the Critical Psychiatry Network and author of The Myth of the Chemical Cure.