{"product_id":"schizophrenia-an-unfinished-history-paperback-softback-9781509570126","title":"Schizophrenia; An Unfinished History (Paperback \/ softback) 9781509570126","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSchizophrenia\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Unfinished History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eOrna Ophir (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509570126, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 5 September 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e320 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3.1 cm, 0.476 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Ophir's survey of schizophrenia is magisterial. Diagnostic categorization has served general medicine and physical health very well. But this book conveys that we may have to consider such a process as abnormal, even inhuman, when it comes to personal experiences.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Hinshelwood, psychoanalyst and author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"We have long awaited a history of schizophrenia that brings to bear a deep understanding of that word's past and present. This excellent look backwards will become a new starting point for us to better consider our future.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Makari, MD, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eOf Fear and Strangers: A History of Xenophobia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"A superb account of the vicissitudes of the schizophrenia concept.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRuth Leys, Johns Hopkins University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Captivating […] thoughtful and compassionate\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory Today\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Ophir covers this ground skillfully, piquing the interests of readers coming from many different backgrounds and disciplines.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeghan Wildhood, \u003ci\u003eMad in America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\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\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: The Ends of a Diagnosis\u003cbr\u003e1 From the Bible to Bleuler\u003cbr\u003e2 Kraepelin, Bleuler, and the Birth of \"the Schizophrenias\"\u003cbr\u003e3 Psychoanalysis and Schizophrenia\u003cbr\u003e4 The Legacy of the DSM: \"The Schizophrenic\" as a Moving Target\u003cbr\u003e5 Hearing Voices\u003cbr\u003e6 Schizophrenia and Stigma: Considering a Name Change\u003cbr\u003e7 A Beautiful or Split Mind: The Ethical Implications of a Diagnosis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Psychology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Psychology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Psychology%20%5BJM%5D%22\"\u003eJM\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52501125529880,"sku":"9781509570126","price":13.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509570126.jpg?v=1786210483","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/schizophrenia-an-unfinished-history-paperback-softback-9781509570126","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}