America fooled
Subtitle: the truth about antidepressants, antipsychotics, and how we've been deceived
By: Timothy Scott.
Publisher: Argo Pub.
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Victoria, Tex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 523
ISBN-13: 9780977307500
Subjects: Antipsychotic drugs -- Side effects.; Medical misconceptions.; Depression, Mental -- Chemotherapy -- Side effects.; Schizophrenia -- Chemotherapy -- Side effects.; Psychoses -- Chemotherapy.; Drugs -- Side effects.; Medical ethics.; Consumer education.; Psychotropic Drugs -- adverse effects.; Biological Psychiatry -- ethics.; Clinical Trials -- ethics.; Psychopharmacology -- ethics.; Research Design.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Are mental problems mental diseases?; title: How psychiatrists and doctors are fooled; title: Advertising works; title: Analyzing an antidepressant ad; title: Ghostwriting; title: Tricks of the trade; title: Do antidepressants work?; title: The FDA drug approval process; title: Physical side effects of antidepressants; title: Psychological side effects of antidepressants; title: Fooled, fooled and fooled again: the history of treating mental problems; title: Side effects of antipsychotics; title: Causes of serious mental problems (schizophrenia); title: The continuum model; title: An effective guide for avoiding and overcoming depression.