LITHIUM: A DOCTOR, A DRUG, AND A BREAKTHROUGH

Book ID/图书代码： 06814019C00010

English Summary/英文概要： The remarkable untold story of a miracle drug, the forgotten pioneer who discovered it, and the fight to bring lithium to the masses.

From insulin comas and lobotomy to incarceration and exile, those who suffer bipolar disorder endured dangerous, ineffective treatments for centuries until a momentous breakthrough in the 1950s offered salvation. Lithium’s astonishing efficacy at both ending and preventing manic depressive episodes was discovered by Dr John Cade, whose years running a psychiatric ward as a World War II prisoner of war sparked a hunch that put him on the path to revelation.

The miraculous metal has since salvaged an untold number of lives, but even after its healing power was discovered, it would be decades before the medical community—not to mention the general public—could be convinced that lithium, no longer stigmatized, was not only safe, but utterly lifesaving.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 一种神奇的药物，一位发现它却被遗忘的先驱者，以及一段将锂带入大众的斗争......本书讲述了一段卓越非凡而不为人知的故事。

胰岛素昏迷和脑叶白质切除术到监禁和流放，那些患有双相情感障碍的人经历了几个世纪危险而无效的治疗，直到20世纪50年代的重大突破才得以救赎。

约翰•凯德博士发现了“锂”在结束和预防躁狂抑郁发作方面的惊人功效。作为一名二战战俘，他多年来一直在精神病院工作，这让他产生了一种直觉，让他走上了启示之路。

从那以后，这种神奇的金属拯救了无数人的生命，但是，即使在它的治愈能力被发现之后，医学界——更不用说普通大众——也要花上几十年的时间才能确信，人们确信锂不仅是安全的，而且完全可以挽救生命。（XMM）

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About the Author/作者介绍： 沃尔特•A•布朗是一位著名的精神病学家和学者，他撰写了一部引人注目的医学史著作《锂》，揭示了我们是多么接近错过这种非凡的药物，并展示了科学好奇心的无限可能性。

Walter A. Brown, a renowned psychiatrist and academic, has crafted in LITHIUM a compelling work of medical history, revealing just how close we came to missing out on this extraordinary drug, and showcasing the limitless possibilities of scientific curiosity.

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