Adjust Your Brain represents a landmark breakthrough for the field of psychiatry.
Adjust Your Brain represents a landmark breakthrough for the field of psychiatry.
Mental health, Psychopathology (general)
A landmark breakthrough in the field of psychiatry, this distils a synthesis of information from the scientific literature, popular literature, and personal experience into a simple model of brain chemistry that is easy to understand. Tweaking the strengths of drugs to mid-range and therefore optimal degrees not only treats nearly every type of mental illness, but also will produce a significant improvement in quality of life for most people who are considered normal. Paul Fitzgerald has a PhD in neuroscience from Johns Hopkins University, and has produced pioneering brain mapping studies with some of the most widely respected neuroscientists in the world.
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Fitzgerald’s acknowledgements and introduction provide an open candid context which helpfully orientates readers, all of whom venture to keep up with the ever expanding volume of literature. ........In summary his book provides another interesting view point among many others by authors with energy and credibility though it should probably be reserved for those with few time pressures, something which often informs a more strategic reading practice by those working in the field. ~ Nicolas Mims, Drug and Alcohol Review
Much has been written about antidepressant drugs but few authors have addressed the synergies that may exist between different agents so that carefully designed combination therapy may help unresponsive patients… ~ Solomon H. Snyder, M.D., founder and former head of the Johns Hopkins neuroscience department, Lasker Award winner
Paul Fitzgerald has written a concise and easy to read book on the use of drugs to treat mental illness... ~ Joseph LeDoux, Ph.D., University Professor, New York University, author of \"The Emotional Brain\" and \"Synaptic Self\"
Fascinating, enthralling, and controversial… ~ Ryan K. Lanier, Ph.D., Behavioral Pharmacologist, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
This splendid book follows in the tradition of suffering scientists who present both a harrowing personal narrative and an up-to-date scientific understanding of mood disorders in particular and psychiatry in general… ~ Arnold E. Andersen, M.D., Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa College of Medicine
…Anyone interested in mental health and psychopharmacology will find it a fascinating read. ~ David T. Blake, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Medical College of Georgia
Dr. Fitzgerald's book offers a clear and in-depth understanding and explanation of mental illness from the perspective of both patient and scientist... ~ Michael Heitt, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
…It makes fascinating reading both for the wealth of information it provides and for its deep social and philosophical implications. ~ Christos Constantinidis, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
