Rethinking Psychiatric Drugs: A Guide for Informed Consent

-- Are Patients Aware Of The Fact That Pharmacological Therapies Stress The Brain In Ways Which May Prevent Or Postpone Symptomatic And Functional Recovery ? ==================================================== Rethinking Psychiatric Drugs: A Guide For Informed Consent Is A Critical Appraisal Of The Medications Which An Estimated 20% Of Americans Consume On A Regular (And Sometimes Involuntary) Basis. It Is The Philosophically, Epidemiologically, And Scientifically Supported Revelation Of How And Why PsychiatryS Drug Therapies Have Contributed To A Standard Of Care Which Frequently Does More To Harm Than To Cure. Extensively Researched And Documented, The Book Addresses: -- The Process By Which Psychiatric Drugs Reach The Market -- The History And Philosophy Of Evidence Based Medicine -- The Common Flaws In Research Methodologies Which Negate The Validity Of The Psychiatric Rct (Randomized Controlled Trial) -- The Problem Of Allostatic Load (How Drugs Stress The Body) -- The History, Long Term Effects, And Utility Of The Drugs Used To Suppress Symptoms Of Depression, Psychosis, Inattention And Hyperactivity -- The Effectiveness Of Alternatives To Medication Rethinking Psychiatric Drugs: A Guide For Informed Consent Exposes The Current Crisis In Medical Ethics And Epistemology, And Attempts To Restore To Psychiatry An Authentically Informed Consent To Care.