{"product_id":"the-great-pretender-by-susannah-cahalan-9781838851446","title":"The Great Pretender","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the early 1970s, Stanford professor Dr Rosenhan conducted an experiment, sending sane patients into psychiatric wards; the result of which was a damning paper about psychiatric practises. The ripple effects of this paper helped bring the field of psychiatry to its knees, closing down institutions and changing mental health diagnosis forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut what if that ground-breaking and now-famous experiment was itself deeply flawed? And what does that mean for our understanding of mental illness today? These are the questions Susannah Cahalan asks in her completely engrossing investigation into this staggering case, where nothing is quite as it seems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Great Pretender\u003c\/em\u003e delves into the implications of this pivotal study and the mysteries surrounding it, challenging our perceptions of mental health diagnosis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46533088739564,"sku":"9781838851446","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/19499283482842.jpg?v=1749368137","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/the-great-pretender-by-susannah-cahalan-9781838851446","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}