Edward Shorter

Edward Shorter's books

A History of Psychiatry: From the Era of the Asylum to the Age of Prozac

3.68 avg rating — 362 ratings

How Everyone Became Depressed: The Rise and Fall of the Nervous Breakdown

3.39 avg rating — 77 ratings

From Paralysis to Fatigue: A History of Psychosomatic Illness in the Modern Era

3.88 avg rating — 52 ratings

Before Prozac: The Troubled History of Mood Disorders in Psychiatry

3.81 avg rating — 48 ratings

Shock Therapy: A History of Electroconvulsive Treatment in Mental Illness

3.79 avg rating — 34 ratings

A History of Women's Bodies

3.79 avg rating — 29 ratings

The Rise and Fall of the Age of Psychopharmacology

4.35 avg rating — 20 ratings

Making Modern Family

3.45 avg rating — 20 ratings

The Madness of Fear: A History of Catatonia

4.06 avg rating — 16 ratings

Written in the Flesh: A History of Desire

3.60 avg rating — 15 ratings