Download or read book The Bitterest Pills written by J. Moncrieff and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-09-15 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A challenging reappraisal of the history of antipsychotics, revealing how they were transformed from neurological poisons into magical cures, their benefits exaggerated and their toxic effects minimized or ignored.