Mind Fixers: Psychiatry''s Troubled Search for the Biology of Mental Illness

In this masterpiece... the preeminent historian of neuroscience (Science) explores psychiatrys frustrated efforts to understand mental disorders as medical disorders. Anne Harrington reveals how psychiatrys waxing and waning theories have been shaped, not just by developments in the clinic and laboratory, but also by a surprising range of social factors. The enthralling Mind Fixers (Nature) recounts the past and present undertaking to understand the biological basis of mental illnessits potential and its limitationsin order to lay the groundwork for creating a better future, both for those who suffer and those whose job it is to care for them.