{"product_id":"9781526194824","title":"On trial","description":"Author: Marietta Meier\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781526194824\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 29 Apr 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 360 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe heroic story of the invention of antidepressants is a key part of the psychopharmaceutical turn. \u003ci\u003eOn trial\u003c\/i\u003e revolves around one of its pioneers, psychiatrist Roland Kuhn, who practiced in Mnsterlingen, 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\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConducted from the 1940s to 1980s, the Mnsterlingen drug trials are historicised and situated in the period's evolving landscape of experimentation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47920570400926,"sku":"ING-9781526194824","price":68.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781526194824.jpg?v=1782824322","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781526194824","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}