Before Prozac —— The Troubled History of Mood Disorders in Psychiatry

----- 百忧解之前：精神病学中情绪障碍的烦恼史1

ISBN: 9780195368741 出版年：2008 页码：321 Shorter, Edward Oxford University Press

In this provocative volume, Shorter offers a revealing account of why psychiatry is "losing ground" in the struggle to treat depression. The book looks at such culprits as the pharmaceutical industry, which is not inclined to market drugs once the patent expires, leading to the endless introduction of new--but not necessarily better--drugs. But the heart of the book focuses on an unexpected villain: the FDA, the very agency charged with ensuring drug safety and effectiveness.