On Trial
Testing New Drugs in Psychiatry, 1940-1980
1st Edition
Published on 9. July 2024
360 pages
978-1-5261-6981-5 (ISBN)
Description
The heroic story of the invention of antidepressants is a key part of the psychopharmaceutical turn. On Trial revolves around one of its pioneers, psychiatrist Roland Kuhn, who practiced in Muensterlingen, a state-run psychiatric hospital in Switzerland. Kuhn became famous for the 'discovery' of the first antidepressant, Tofranil, and more recently notorious for his numerous trials on often unsuspecting patients.
Largely based on the extensive and previously inaccessible sources of Kuhn's private archive, the book delves into the early days of industry-sponsored clinical research in psychiatry. It examines how the clinic, patients, doctors, nursing staff, corporations, and authorities interacted in the trials.
Conducted from the 1940s to 1980s, the Muensterlingen drug trials are historicised and situated in the period's evolving landscape of experimentation. -- .
Largely based on the extensive and previously inaccessible sources of Kuhn's private archive, the book delves into the early days of industry-sponsored clinical research in psychiatry. It examines how the clinic, patients, doctors, nursing staff, corporations, and authorities interacted in the trials.
Conducted from the 1940s to 1980s, the Muensterlingen drug trials are historicised and situated in the period's evolving landscape of experimentation. -- .
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Language
English
Place of publication
Manchester
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-5261-6981-5 (9781526169815)
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07/2024
Manchester University Press
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Persons
Marietta Meier is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Zurich
Magaly Tornay is a Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Bern
Mario Koenig was an independent author and historian -- .
Magaly Tornay is a Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Bern
Mario Koenig was an independent author and historian -- .
Content
Introduction
1. The 1940s: the ball gets rolling
2. The 1950s: testing frenzy with Geigy
3. Test patients
4. The 1960s: a flood of substances and new dimensions of testing
5. Substance logistics, information streams, and money flows
6. The 1970s: between doldrums and success
7. Fatal incidents
8. The 1980s: a long, restless finale
Conclusion
Chronology
List of test substances -- .
1. The 1940s: the ball gets rolling
2. The 1950s: testing frenzy with Geigy
3. Test patients
4. The 1960s: a flood of substances and new dimensions of testing
5. Substance logistics, information streams, and money flows
6. The 1970s: between doldrums and success
7. Fatal incidents
8. The 1980s: a long, restless finale
Conclusion
Chronology
List of test substances -- .
