The Skeptical Professional's Guide to Psychiatry: On the Risks and Benefits of Antipsychotics, Antidepressants, Psychiatric Diagnoses, and Neuromania

by Charles E Dean

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,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367469316
• ISBN13: 9780367469313
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"