How Long to Read Desperate Remedies

How Long Does it Take to Read Desperate Remedies?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 36 minutes to read Desperate Remedies by Andrew Scull

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

A sweeping history of American psychiatry--from the mental hospital to the brain lab--that reveals the devastating treatments doctors have inflicted on their patients (especially women) in the name of science and questions our massive reliance on meds. For more than two hundred years, disturbances of the mind--the sorts of things that were once called "madness"--have been studied and treated by the medical profession. Mental illness, some insist, is a disease like any other, whose origins can be identified and from which one can be cured. But is this true? In this masterful account of...

How long is Desperate Remedies?

Desperate Remedies by Andrew Scull is 512 pages long, and a total of 129,024 words.

This makes it 173% the length of the average book. It also has 158% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Desperate Remedies Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 45 minutes to read Desperate Remedies aloud.

What Reading Level is Desperate Remedies?

Desperate Remedies is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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