Before Prozac : the troubled history of mood disorders in psychiatry

Before Prozac the troubled history of mood disorders in psychiatry

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shorter, Edward (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press 2009.
Edition:1st ed
Series:Oxford scholarship online.
Subjects:
Affective disorders > Chemotherapy > United States > History.
Psychotropic drugs > United States > History.
Psychopharmacology > United States > History.
Serotonin uptake inhibitors > Therapeutic use > History.
Psychotropic drugs industry > United States > History.
Pharmaceutical policy > United States > History.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798517506719
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Previously issued in print: 2008.
Physical Description:1 online resource (321 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780197705728
9780190451363
9781281825988
9786611825980
9780199709335

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