The Clozapine Clinic: Health Agency in High-Risk Conditions - Paperback

by Julia Brown (Author)

This book is the first ethnography of the little-known world of clozapine clinics in Australia and the United Kingdom. Anthropologist Julia Brown challenges some of the assumptions made about clozapine treatment and explores what it means to be diagnosed with 'treatment-resistant schizophrenia'.

Author Biography

Julia Brown, PhD, is an interdisciplinary anthropologist who investigates the lived experiences and ethical challenges of controversial biomedical treatments. She attends to issues of social inclusion and uncertainty in medicine, and the complexities of concepts such as health and quality of life.