From insulin comas and lobotomy to incarceration; those who
suffered bipolar disorder endured dangerous, ineffective treatments
for centuries until a breakthrough in the 1950s offered salvation.
Lithium's efficacy at both ending and preventing manic depressive
episodes was discovered by John Cade, whose years running a
psychiatric ward as a 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 was decades before the medical community could be
convinced that lithium was not only safe but life-saving. Walter A.
Brown reveals how close we came to missing out on this
extraordinary drug and showcasing the possibilities of scientific
curiosity.
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