Desperate Remedies

CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE TIMES AND DAILY TELEGRAPH

SHORTLISTED FOR THE HUGHES PRIZE

''A riveting chronicle of faulty science, false promises, arrogance, greed, and shocking disregard for the wellbeing of patients suffering from mental disorders. An eloquent, meticulously documented, clear-eyed call for change'' Dirk Wittenborn

In this masterful work, Andrew Scull, one of the most provocati...