Abstract
Healy's sceptical cri de coeur (he wisely does not distract the reader with any digressions into philosophy of science, but I think I detect a Popperian perspective) represents a timely intervention that should be welcome among scientists opposed to the reigning paradigms, among critics of current medical delivery systems that dispense drugs rather than individual psychiatric care and among those who would wish to intervene politically to impose greater discipline on the drug and (especially!) the insurance industry in the interest of better public well-being. And for scholars in science studies, the book is bursting with tantalizing suggestions for further research (paths not taken, theories discarded without disproof, evidence ignored) that hopefully will attract much greater attention to the sciences of mental health and drug development, fields of expert knowledge and practice playing roles in our lives second to no others.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Free) 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
