Before Prozac: The Troubled History of Mood Disorders in Psychiatry

By Edward Shorter

In this volume, Shorter presents a revealing account of why psychiatry is 'losing ground' in the struggle to treat depression. It focuses on an unexpected villain - the FDA, the very agency charged with ensuring drug safety and effectiveness. Shorter describes how the FDA permits companies to test new products only against placebo.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195368746
• ISBN13: 9780195368741
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.3"