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Key Features * Discusses the various aspects of cheating in
publications: spin, protocol changes; failure to publish negative
studies, including current data on the publishing industry and its
issues, like the menace of predatory journals, poor peer review,
coupled with lack of early education in ethics, and its significant
impact on rational prescribing. * Assesses the impact of misconduct
and fraud on clinicians and healthcare professionals as they
attempt to balance the risk-benefit ratio which is supported by
multiple contemporary studies. * Presents shocking data on bribes
to physicians, journal editors and other key opinion leaders,
exposing the ultimate root of the problem which lies in the
economics of the healthcare system, badly in need of repair.
This text critically examines the shortcomings of psychiatry; the
flawed development of the diagnostic system, including the DSM-5;
and the failure to advance the effectiveness of antipsychotics and
antidepressants. Starting with an overview of the evolution of
psychiatry, Dean explores the creation, use, and misuse of
medications, a process largely driven by drug companies. Other
chapters describe the benefits and risks of medications, the
problems associated with rational prescribing, and the embrace of
so-called novel therapies including hallucinogenic drugs and
opioids. Chapters end with a set of clinical notes that provide
specific recommendations to clinicians, families, patients, and
other providers, emphasizing the risks and benefits of treatment
with medications but also stressing alternative approaches. This
book will challenge clinicians to think critically about the DSM-5
and the current systems of diagnosis and treatment of mental
illnesses in the hopes of ultimately improving the lives of people
with mental illnesses.
This text critically examines the shortcomings of psychiatry; the
flawed development of the diagnostic system, including the DSM-5;
and the failure to advance the effectiveness of antipsychotics and
antidepressants. Starting with an overview of the evolution of
psychiatry, Dean explores the creation, use, and misuse of
medications, a process largely driven by drug companies. Other
chapters describe the benefits and risks of medications, the
problems associated with rational prescribing, and the embrace of
so-called novel therapies including hallucinogenic drugs and
opioids. Chapters end with a set of clinical notes that provide
specific recommendations to clinicians, families, patients, and
other providers, emphasizing the risks and benefits of treatment
with medications but also stressing alternative approaches. This
book will challenge clinicians to think critically about the DSM-5
and the current systems of diagnosis and treatment of mental
illnesses in the hopes of ultimately improving the lives of people
with mental illnesses.
Key Features * Discusses the various aspects of cheating in
publications: spin, protocol changes; failure to publish negative
studies, including current data on the publishing industry and its
issues, like the menace of predatory journals, poor peer review,
coupled with lack of early education in ethics, and its significant
impact on rational prescribing. * Assesses the impact of misconduct
and fraud on clinicians and healthcare professionals as they
attempt to balance the risk-benefit ratio which is supported by
multiple contemporary studies. * Presents shocking data on bribes
to physicians, journal editors and other key opinion leaders,
exposing the ultimate root of the problem which lies in the
economics of the healthcare system, badly in need of repair.
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