Punishing the Patient: the Questionable Treatment of Schizophrenia: How Psychiatrists Misunderstand and Mistreat Schizophrenia
Scribe Publications (1 Feb 2001) | ISBN: 0908011520 | 538 pages | PDF | 2.4 MB

Ninety per cent of those diagnosed with schizophrenia are treated, often involuntarily, with drugs that manage but do not cure the condition. This book discusses the many human rights problems that arise from this treatment. It also asks whether it is possible to understand schizophrenia differently, and what follows if we do.

Punishing the Patient: the Questionable Treatment of Schizophrenia: How Psychiatrists Misunderstand and Mistreat Schizophrenia