Thorazine
First antipsychotic drug, chlorpromazine
Episodes
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#818: From Ice Picks to Ultrasound: The New PsychosurgeryExplore the dark history of the lobotomy and the high-tech, precision neurosurgery used today to treat severe mental health conditions. -
#534: Before the Pill: The Brutal History of PsychiatryBefore modern meds, doctors used ice picks and malaria to treat the mind. Herman and Corn explore the desperate, dark history of early psychiatry.