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The use and misuse of psychiatric drugs : an evidence-based critique /
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 th...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chichester, West Sussex :
Wiley-Blackwell,
2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-193) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780470666630 0470666633 9780470666623 0470666625 9780470745717 0470745711 |