Description: LithiumA Doctor, a Drug, and a Breakthrough Author(s): Walter A. Brown Format: Paperback Publisher: WW Norton & Co, United States Imprint: Liveright Publishing Corporation ISBN-13: 9781631497902, 978-1631497902 Synopsis From insulin comas and lobotomy to incarceration; those who suffered bipolar disorder endured dangerous, ineffective treatments for centuries until a breakthrough in the 1950s offered salvation. Lithium's efficacy at both ending and preventing manic depressive episodes was discovered by John Cade, whose years running a psychiatric ward as a prisoner of war sparked a hunch that put him on the path to revelation. The miraculous metal has since salvaged an untold number of lives but even after its healing power was discovered, it was decades before the medical community could be convinced that lithium was not only safe but life-saving. Walter A. Brown reveals how close we came to missing out on this extraordinary drug and showcasing the possibilities of scientific curiosity.
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Book Title: Lithium
Number of Pages: 272 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Lithium: a Doctor, a Drug, and a Breakthrough
Publisher: WW Norton & Co
Publication Year: 2020
Subject: Medicine
Item Height: 211 mm
Item Weight: 189 g
Type: Textbook
Author: Walter A. Brown
Item Width: 140 mm
Format: Paperback
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