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850337
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Slater, Lauren
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| Title & Author
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The drugs that changed our minds : : the history of psychiatry in ten treatments /\ Lauren Slater.
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| Publication Statement
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London :: Simon & Schuster UK Ltd.,, 2018.
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, ©2018.
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xv, 408 pages :: illustrations ;; 25 cm.
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1471136884 (hardback)
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: 1471136892 (paperback)
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: 9781471136887 (hardback)
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: 9781471136894 (paperback)
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-387) and index.
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| Contents
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Chlorpromazine: Awake! -- Lithium: a salted stone -- Early antidepressants: the three-ringed molecule and the psychic energizer -- SSRIs: the birth of Prozac -- Placebos: the dancing disease -- Psilocybin (magic mushrooms): God's flesh -- MDMA (Ecstasy): the marriage medicine -- PKMzeta/ZIP (memory drugs): the spotless mind -- Deep brain stimulation: Who holds the clicker? -- Epilogue: Where we're headed.
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| Abstract
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Explores the discovery, invention, science, and people behind today's major psychotropic drugs, from the earliest, Thorazine and Lithium, through Prozac and Ecstasy, to today's most cutting-edge memory drugs and neural implants.
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Hallucinogenic drugs and religious experience.
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Psychopharmacology.
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Psychotropic drugs-- History.
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Substance abuse-- Treatment.
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Hallucinogenic drugs and religious experience.
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Psychopharmacology.
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Psychotropic drugs.
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Substance abuse-- Treatment.
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| Dewey Classification
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615.7/88
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RM315
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