A SERENDIPITOUS LIFE |
Subtitle:
From German POW to American Psychiatrist
|
Book Category:
Biography & Autobiography > Medical
|
Author:
Rickels, M.D., Karl
|
Binding:
Paperback
|
ISBN 10:
1611370035
|
ISBN 13:
9781611370034
|
Price:
USD 17.95
|
Publication Year:
2011
|
Book Description
Dr. Karl Rickels provides a firsthand account of the development of the field of psychopharmacology. In subsequent years, several drugs revolutionized the treatment of psychotic patients all over the world, replacing tranorbital lobotomy, insulin shock, and to a large extent, electroshock therapy.