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Author Paris, Joel, 1940-

Title The use and misuse of psychiatric drugs : an evidence-based critique / Joel Paris
Published Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010

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Contents The history of psychopharmacology -- The science of psychopharmacology -- The pharmaceutical industry -- Antipsychotics : for better and for worse -- Mood stabilizers and mood instability -- Antidepressants and anxiolytics -- Prescribing for children and adolescents -- The path to polypharmacy -- Alternatives to drugs -- Medicalizing distress -- The future of psychopharmacology
Summary The message of this book is that psychiatrists have some very good drugs, but can expect bad results when they are over-used, prescribed outside of evidence-based indications, or given to the wrong patients. While acknowledging that many current agents are highly effective and have revolutionized the treatment of certain disorders, Joel Paris criticizes their use outside of an evidence base. Too many patients are either over-medicated or are misdiagnosed to justify aggressive treatment. Dr. Paris calls for more government funding of clinical trials to establish, without bias, the effectiveness of these agents. He has written this book for practitioners and trainees to show that scientific evidence supports a more cautious and conservative approach to drug therapy. --From publisher's description
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-193) and index
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Subject Psychopharmacology.
Psychotropic drugs.
Evidence-based psychiatry.
Evidence-based medicine.
Psychotropic Drugs
Evidence-Based Practice
Psychopharmacology -- standards
Psychopharmacology
Evidence-based medicine
Evidence-based psychiatry
Psychopharmacology
Psychotropic drugs
Psychofarmaca.
Evidence-based practice.
Psychofarmacologie.
Antipsychotische geneesmiddelen.
Farmaceutische industrie.
Stemmingsstoornissen.
Standaardisatie.
Antidepressiva.
Genre/Form Elektronische boeken.
Form Electronic book
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