Andrew Scull

How a fraudulent experiment set psychiatry back decades

In 1973, a social psychologist from Stanford perpetrated one of the greatest scientific frauds of recent history. Its consequences still resonate today, says Andrew Scull

issue 25 January 2020
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  • The Great Pretender: The Undercover Mission that Changed Our Understanding of Madness

    Susannah Cahalan

    Canongate, pp. 382, £16

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