Footprints of Schizophrenia
The Evolutionary Roots of Mental Illness
$56.58
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
11 December 2023
Summary
Of all the mental illnesses, schizophrenia eludes us the most. No matter the strides scientists have made in neurological research nor doctors have made in psychiatric treatment, schizophrenia remains misunderstood, almost complacently mythologized. Without a reason for the illness, patients feel even more alienated than they already do, families are left hopeless, and doctors struggle to provide accurate care. Steven Lesk, though, after a medical career dedicated to those affected by schizop…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781633889286 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1633889289 |
| Author: | Steven Lesk, Steven Lesk, M.D. |
| Publisher: | Prometheus Books |
| Imprint: | Prometheus Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 11 December 2023 |
| Weight: | 494g |
| Dimensions: | 236mm x 161mm x 27mm |
About The Author
Steven Lesk
A practicing psychiatrist for thirty-seven years, past Director of Inpatient Psychiatric Services and chairman at the Brooklyn VA Hospital, and assistant professor at the hospital’s affiliated medical school, Lesk has a life of experience observing and treating the mentally ill. His commitment to patients and the subject extends beyond complacency with the existing knowledge of schizophrenia; with well-supported investigation, he pioneered new, better knowledge, the result of which is this book. While audiences may be eager for books about schizophrenia, as proven by Robert Kolker’s Hidden Valley Road, no work exists as medically accurate and scientifically comprehensive as Lesk’s.
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