{"product_id":"on-trial-marietta-meier-9781526194824","title":"On Trial: Testing New Drugs in Psychiatry, 1940-1980","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe heroic story of the invention of antidepressants is a key part of the psychopharmaceutical turn.\u003ci\u003e On Trial\u003c\/i\u003e revolves around one of its pioneers, psychiatrist Roland Kuhn, who practiced in Münsterlingen, 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLargely 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eConducted from the 1940s to 1980s, the Münsterlingen drug trials are historicised and situated in the period's evolving landscape of experimentation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marietta Meier,Mario König,Magaly Tornay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1526194821\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781526194824\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.75d","brand":"Marietta Meier","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48154127433983,"sku":"9781526194824","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a3da4362-2ed3-4125-a6f4-0d346a19d74c.jpg?v=1770788073","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-trial-marietta-meier-9781526194824","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}