Book review: Can medicine be cured? The Corruption of a Profession

Abstract

He describes the "golden years" of medicine (mid-1930s to mid-1980s) during which tuberculosis, smallpox, and poliomyelitis were conquered and doctors had high status. Dr O'Mahony recommends the cessation of "awareness raising." Dr O'Mahony asks "Can Medicine be Cured"?. [Extracted from the article] Copyright of Australasian Psychiatry is the property of Sage Publications, Ltd. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)