{"product_id":"rethinking-psychiatric-drugs-a-guide-for-informed-consent-9781420867411","title":"Rethinking Psychiatric Drugs: A Guide for Informed Consent","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Grace E. Jackson\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Authorhouse\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Authorhouse\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Psychiatry - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-- 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 psychiatry's 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Authorhouse","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47589700108439,"sku":"9781420867411","price":3447.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781420867411.webp?v=1774969425","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/rethinking-psychiatric-drugs-a-guide-for-informed-consent-9781420867411","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}