Shrinks is a great read and is highly recommended. By combining clinical case histories and theoretical musings, it describes where psychiatry came from and where it is going.

-- "E. Fuller Torrey, author of Surviving Schizophrenia"

A chatty, expert, sometimes scathing but ultimately upbeat account of the history of psychiatry.

-- "New York Times Book Review"

A masterful behind-the-scenes examination of psychiatry-and, by extension, the human condition. A wise and gripping book that tackles one of the most important questions of our time: What is mental illness?

-- "Andrew Solomon, New York Times bestselling author"

An authoritative, often inspiring account of progress in psychiatry, balanced by frank and admirable openness about the field's historical missteps.

-- "Peter D. Kramer, New York Times bestselling author"

Authoritative, scientifically scintillating, and anecdotally dazzling.

-- "Elle"

Corrigan provides strong emphasis and timing and as well as a nuanced navigation of complex passages.'

-- "AudioFile"

Lieberman isn't another muckraker trolling the profession...Well, he may be raking up some old muck, but for good cause...He tells this history in engaging and authoritative detail.

-- "Washington Post"

This highly readable and fully accessible book puts the history of psychiatry into a modern perspective for the general reader.

-- "Eric R. Kandel, MD, Nobel Prize winner, neuroscience professor, and author of The Age of Insight"

Vastly edifying and vigorously written-a much-needed update on how far the psychiatric industry has come, both medically and from a public perception standpoint.

-- "Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"