{"product_id":"schizophrenia-an-unfinished-history-hardcover","title":"Schizophrenia: An Unfinished History - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOrna Ophir\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout the world, schizophrenia is a diagnosis now in decline, representing a radical shift in our historical and medical understanding of madness and mental distress. But what does this medical term, first coined by a Swiss psychiatrist in 1908, mean? And why is it increasingly unpopular among patients and the medical establishment?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistorian and clinician Orna Ophir unearths the stories of patients and doctors as they struggle to make sense of this debilitating condition. At different times, patients have been depicted as possessed by demons, or simply \"inspired,\" as hearing voices, suffering from a \"split-mind,\" or merely having difficulty in \"integrating\" experiences. Now, a century after its birth, schizophrenia is increasingly viewed not as a radical, abnormal disease defined by an ever-changing cluster of symptoms, but the extreme end of a spectrum on which we are all located.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe story Ophir tells is a hopeful one: As patients and doctors sought to overcome stigma and improve therapeutic outcomes, they have shown ever-greater sensitivity to diversity and difference. \u003ci\u003eSchizophrenia: An Unfinished History\u003c\/i\u003e gestures toward a future in which clinicians and patients will collaborate in the search for better outcomes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrna Ophir\u003c\/b\u003e is an Associate Director of the DeWitt Wallace Institute of Psychiatry: History, Policy \u0026amp; the Arts, Weill Cornell Medical College, and an Adjunct Associate Professor at New York University, where she teaches at The Gallatin School for Individualized Studies and is affiliated with the Department of Comparative Literature. Ophir is a psychoanalyst in private practice in New York City and a member of the International Psychoanalytical Association (IPA), serving on its Committee on the History of Psychoanalysis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.18 x 9.06 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 18, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766402122016,"sku":"9781509536474","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9d2ee9b51e3c596509c3782a16bc7fc0.webp?v=1780292014","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/schizophrenia-an-unfinished-history-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}