Bibliograph

Blue dreams, the science and the story of the drugs that changed our minds, Lauren Slater

Type

Label

Blue dreams, the science and the story of the drugs that changed our minds, Lauren Slater

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-387) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Blue dreams

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Lauren Slater

Sub title

the science and the story of the drugs that changed our minds

Summary

Although one in five Americans now takes at least one psychotropic drug, the fact remains that nearly seventy years after doctors first began prescribing them, not even their creators understand exactly how or why these drugs work--or don't work--on what ails our brains. Slater presents the story of the discovery and development of psychiatric medications, as well as the science and the people behind their invention, told by a riveting writer and psychologist who shares her own experience with the highs and lows of psychiatric drugs

Table Of Contents

Thorazine: Awake! -- Lithium: a salted stone -- Early antidepressants: the three-ringed molecule and the psychic energizer -- SSRIs: the birth of Prozac -- Placebos: the dancing disease -- Psilocybin (magic mushrooms): God's flesh -- MDMA (Ecstasy): the marriage medicine -- PKMzeta/ZIP (memory drugs): the spotless mind -- Deep brain stimulation: Who holds the clicker? -- Epilogue: Where we're headed

Target audience

general

Classification