Blue dreams : the science and the story of the drugs that changed our minds
by
 
Slater, Lauren, author.

Title
: 
Blue dreams : the science and the story of the drugs that changed our minds

Author
: 
Slater, Lauren, author.

Format
: 
Book

ISBN
: 
9780316370646

Subject Term
: 
Psychotropic drugs -- History.
 
Psychopharmacology.
 
Hallucinogenic drugs and religious experience.
 
Substance abuse -- Treatment.
 
MEDICAL / Psychiatry / Psychopharmacology.
 
PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Depression.
 
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology.
 
HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / Nervous System (incl. Brain)
 
MEDICAL / Drug Guides.
 
MEDICAL / Evidence-Based Medicine.
 
MEDICAL / History.
 
MEDICAL / Mental Health.
 
MEDICAL / Neuroscience.
 
MEDICAL / Pharmacology.
 
PSYCHOLOGY / Applied Psychology.
 
PSYCHOLOGY / Assessment, Testing & Measurement.
 
PSYCHOLOGY / Clinical Psychology.
 
PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Neuroscience & Cognitive Neuropsychology.
 
PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition.
 
PSYCHOLOGY / Experimental Psychology.
 
PSYCHOLOGY / History.
 
PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health.
 
PSYCHOLOGY / Movements / Psychoanalysis.
 
PSYCHOLOGY / Neuropsychology.
 
PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Bipolar Disorder.
 
PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Personality Disorders.
 
PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Schizophrenia.
 
PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Child & Adolescent.
 
PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Counseling.
 
PSYCHOLOGY / Research & Methodology.

Summary
: 
Explores the discovery, invention, science, and people behind today's major psychotropic drugs, from the earliest, Thorazine and Lithium, through Prozac and Ecstasy, to today's most cutting-edge memory drugs and neural implants.


LibraryShelf NumberStatus
Sierra Vista Public Library615.7 SLAAdult Non Fiction