Shrinks
By Jeffrey A. Lieberman & Ogi Ogas
The Untold Story of Psychiatry. Hachette Book Group, Inc., 2015.
Summary of Shrinks book by Jeffrey A. Lieberman & Ogi Ogas
The weird and often alarming history of psychiatry, from the animal magnetism of Mesmer to the modern treatments that have revolutionized the field, allowing many to recover from mental illness.
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What do you get from this book? The story of how psychiatry emerged from fraudulent wilderness into hard science
Throughout history, people have viewed psychiatry with distrust, though some key figures helped reshape opinions about mental illnesses
As studies on mental health continued, two types of psychiatrists emerged—the biological and, like Sigmund Freud, the psychodynamic
Psychoanalysis started out as science, but soon became dogma—with dire consequences for the reputation of psychiatry
Defining mental illness was psychiatry’s greatest struggle in the 1970s, leading to the creation of the DSM catalogue of disorders
Psychiatric treatment has often been harrowing, though even its most extreme measures came from desperation to help unreachable patients
Direct and effective biological approaches to treating mental illnesses, like ECTs and early psychopharmaceuticals, developed while psychoanalysis still reigned
Medication is a major part of modern psychiatry, but the discovery of effective psychopharmaceutical drugs was often accidental
Neurological research led by Eric Kandel sparked a revolution in thought about mental illness
Brain scans were among the most revealing of the innovations enabled by the renewed focus on science in psychiatry
PTSD, caused by specific life events, is unique among mental disorders but has also been the subject of successful research
The future of psychiatry is bright, with declining stigma around mental disorders and progress made toward safe and effective treatments
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Who should read Shrinks book
- Psychologists and psychiatrists
- people considering consulting a psychiatrist
- armchair psychologists
About the author of Shrinks
Jeffrey A. Lieberman
Jeffrey A. Lieberman is Chairman of Psychiatry at Columbia University as well as the former president of the American Psychiatric Association. He was the lead investigator into schizophrenia for the largest study of the condition funded in the United States and has written for or edited publications including Psychiatry and Textbook of Schizophrenia. A prolific writer, Ogi Ogas has led projects at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and has co-authored numerous books.
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