> Erm, manic depression as distinct from schizophrenia was basically established by Emil Kraepelin in the 1880s. The physiological basis for scihzophrenia wasn

> Erm, manic depression as distinct from schizophrenia was basically established by Emil Kraepelin in the 1880s. The physiological basis for scihzophrenia wasn't figured out and ignored until the 1970's. > Dr. Whitaker could be going full Foucault, but as well established by Hollywood, you never go full Foucault. Robert Whitaker is a journalist, not a doctor. He's sort of like the kid who points out that the emperor got swindled by his tailors. I like the reference to the quote from Tropic Thunder, but I'm not up to date on Foucault's contributions to philosophy.