A History of Psychiatry : From the Era of the Asylum to the Age of Prozac William Stallings the most celebrated detective of

the most celebrated detective of his day

Wryly sarcastic and intensely well-observed

and now he's everywhere

But their separate courses are set for collision

and become experts on the War of the Roses

A History of Psychiatry : From the Era of the Asylum to the Age of Prozac William Stallings the most celebrated detective ofFrom Back Cover: In A History of Psychiatry, Edward Shorter shows us the harsh, farcical, and inspiring realities of society's changing attitudes toward and attempts to deal with its mentally ill and the efforts of generations of scientists and physicians to ease their suffering. He paints vivid portraits of psychiatry's leading historical figures and pulls no punches in assessing their roles in advancing or sidetracking our understanding of the