Andrew Scull, professor of sociology of science at UC San Diego, is the author, most recently, of Desperate Remedies: Psychiatry’s Turbulent Quest to Cure Mental Illness (2022).
Andrew Scull
Articles
Sadism as Psychotherapy
Jon Stock’s recent book examines the deplorable career of prominent psychiatrist Willam Sargant and his brand of bio-therapeutics.
How Anecdotes Sell Drugs: On the 30th Anniversary Edition of Peter Kramer’s “Listening to Prozac”
Andrew Scull critiques the cultural influence of Peter Kramer’s 1993 book “Listening to Prozac.”
“Scientific Nightmare”: The Backstory of the “DSM”
Andrew Scull gives stellar marks to Allan Horwitz’s history of the DSMs.
De-Nazifying the “DSM”: On “Asperger’s Children: The Origins of Autism in Nazi Vienna”
Edith Sheffer’s book on the history of autism is an impressive piece of historical detective work.
Delusions of Progress: Psychiatry’s Diagnostic Manual
Andrew Scull on "The Book of Woe."
Psychiatry’s Legitimacy Crisis
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