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Finding Sanity: John Cade, Lithium and the Taming of Bipolar
Greg de Moore
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Description for Finding Sanity: John Cade, Lithium and the Taming of Bipolar
Paperback. The first biography of the Australian doctor who discovered the first pharmacological treatment for mental illness. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8pp b&w photos. BIC Classification: MBX; MMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 279 x 2. Weight in Grams: 470.
In 1948, there was no medication for bipolar illness. Sufferers from the illness would live their lives - if they survived - in and out of asylums accumulating life's wreckage around them. But late in 1948 that changed, when an Australian doctor, John Cade, discovered a treatment that has become the gold standard for bipolar illness - lithium. John Cade changed the course of medicine with his discovery of lithium; yet today most doctors have never heard of his name. His discovery has stopped more people from committing suicide than a thousand helplines, yet few counsellors know ... Read more
In 1948, there was no medication for bipolar illness. Sufferers from the illness would live their lives - if they survived - in and out of asylums accumulating life's wreckage around them. But late in 1948 that changed, when an Australian doctor, John Cade, discovered a treatment that has become the gold standard for bipolar illness - lithium. John Cade changed the course of medicine with his discovery of lithium; yet today most doctors have never heard of his name. His discovery has stopped more people from committing suicide than a thousand helplines, yet few counsellors know ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
St Leonards, Australia
ISBN
9781760113704
SKU
V9781760113704
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99-10
About Greg de Moore
Greg de Moore is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry based at Sydney's Westmead Hospital. Ann Westmore is an Honorary Fellow in the Health Humanities and Social Science Unit, School of Population and Global Health, the University of Melbourne. She completed a PhD titled 'Mind, Mania and Science: Psychiatry and the Culture of Experiment in Mid-Twentieth Century ... Read more
Reviews for Finding Sanity: John Cade, Lithium and the Taming of Bipolar
This is strong, thorough biographical writing, woven from multiple perspectives, humorous and fascinating.
Australian Book Review
Australian Book Review