Before Prozac: The Troubled History of Mood Disorders in Psychiatry

Name: Before Prozac: The Troubled History of Mood Disorders in Psychiatry
SKU: INR-9780195368741
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SKU: INR-9780195368741 Categories: Depression, All Books Tags: Mood Disorders, Government Agencies, Pharmaceutical Policy, Drug Approval, Psychotropic Drugs Industry, Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors, Affective Disorders, Drug Therapy, Chemotherapy, Psychotropic Drugs, Psychopharmacology, Depression, History, 20th Century, Therapeutic Use, Ingram, United States, Self-Help, History, Psychiatry, General, Medical

Description

In this volume, Shorter presents a revealing account of why psychiatry is ‘losing ground’ in the struggle to treat depression. It focuses on an unexpected villain – the FDA, the very agency charged with ensuring drug safety and effectiveness. Shorter describes how the FDA permits companies to test new products only against placebo.

Author: Shorter, Edward

Topic: Medical / Nursing
Media: Book
ISBN: 195368746
Language: English
Pages: 304