January 25, 2002

Psychiatrist's Book on Pharmacology Generates a Buzz; Scholar Defends Freudian Psychoanalysis

By JANICE PASKEY

PSYCHIATRY AND ITS DISCONTENTS: David Healy's publishing record alone was probably enough to ensure widespread interest in The Creation of Psychopharmacology (Harvard University Press, March). His books have earned him a reputation for stirring the pot, and this sweeping history of medicines used to treat mental illness takes on the psychiatric and medical establishment.

Dr. Healy's career moves have driven interest in his latest scholarly work even higher. The psychiatrist, whose