No Such Thing as Normal, 9781800819016
Hardcover
Expose the truth: Psychiatry’s failures, the pharmaceutical machine, and hope for change.
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No Such Thing as Normal

disorders, diagnoses and the limits of psychiatry

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  • Hardcover

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    1 September 2025

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Summary

No Such Thing as Normal: Reimagining Mental Health in a Medicated World

The field of Psychiatry is facing a crisis. Treatments and medications are built on shaky foundations, and the impact of environmental factors on mental health is increasingly clear. Yet, medication rates are soaring.

No Such Thing as Normal is a meticulously researched and urgent exposé of the psychiatric industry: its origins, its reliance on often ineffective and excessive medical interventio…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781800819016
ISBN-10:1800819013
Author:Marieke Bigg
Publisher:Profile Books Ltd
Imprint:Profile Books Ltd
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:1 September 2025
Weight:540g
Dimensions:238mm x 162mm x 34mm
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Critics Review

‘A shocking and powerful critique, this is essential reading for everyone interested in mental health, how the mind works, and how psychiatry could become a force for social change.’ - Dr Helen King PRAISE FOR MARIEKE BIGG’S PREVIOUS WORK:She is balanced in her evidence analysis, forensic in her research’ - Telegraph‘A vital subject that needs to be discussed’ - Katy Hessel, author of THE STORY OF ART WITHOUT MEN‘A hugely informative and quietly furious call to arms’ - Irish Times‘A valuable sociological perspective on women’s bodies and health and an even more valuable (and optimistic) view of a better future for all’ - Gina Rippon, author of THE GENDERED BRAIN‘Ground-breaking’ - Evening Standard

About The Author

Marieke Bigg

Dr. Marieke Bigg holds a PhD in sociology from the University of Cambridge. Her work focused on the role of biological models and biologists in public deliberations on biotechnology and reproductive medicine. She also writes fiction that deals with the intersection of art and the female body. Besides her writing, she runs writing workshops, lectures, and collaborates with scientists and artists to produce exhibitions that conjure new social worlds. She is currently training as a psychotherapist.

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