Steven Lesk

Footprints of Schizophrenia

The Evolutionary Roots of Mental Illness

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Produktbeschreibung

"Steven Lesk, though, after a medical career dedicated to those affected by schizophrenia and a determination to find the answer to its existence, presents a groundbreaking theory that will forever change the lives of the mentally ill. In Footprints of Schizophrenia: The Evolutionary Roots of Madness, Lesk threads evolutionary evidence with neurological evidence, turning the mysteries of our minds into a tapestry of logic. With his breakthrough theory and this unprecedented book, Lesk will invite necessary cultural dialogue about this stigmatized illness, provoke new psychiatric and pharmacological research, and provide unequivocal comfort to those afflicted and affected by schizophrenia"--

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Prometheus Books
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2023
• Abmessung: 236mm x 161mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 494g
• ISBN-13: 9781633889286
• ISBN-10: 1633889289
• Artikelnr.: 67745004

Autorenporträt

Author Bio: A practicing psychiatrist for thirty-seven years, past Director of Inpatient Psychiatric Services and chairman at the Brooklyn VA Hospital, and assistant professor at the hospital's affiliated medical school, Lesk has a life of experience observing and treating the mentally ill. His commitment to patients and the subject extends beyond complacency with the existing knowledge of schizophrenia; with well-supported investigation, he pioneered new, better knowledge, the result of which is this book. While audiences may be eager for books about schizophrenia, as proven by Robert Kolker's Hidden Valley Road, no work exists as medically accurate and scientifically comprehensive as Lesk's ,