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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Ronald William Maris , David HealyPublisher: University of South Carolina Press Imprint: University of South Carolina Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.340kg ISBN: 9781611174618ISBN 10: 1611174619 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 30 January 2015 Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Professional & Vocational , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsDespite the dramatic increase in the number of Americans taking antidepressants since 1950, the suicide rate has actually increased. A highly experienced expert witness in drug litigation, Maris provides enormous insight into the medicalization of suicide, which he argues is partly driven by carefully guarded economic interests, not entirely as a cure for the suicidal population. Billions in profits have been made, while the suicide rate has increased. Can the social roots of suicide be cured by pills or are we being pillaged?-- Steven Stack, professor, Department of Criminology, Department of Psychiatry, Wayne State University Despite the dramatic increase in the number of Americans taking antidepressants since 1950, the suicide rate has actually increased. A highly experienced expert witness in drug litigation, Maris provides enormous insight into the medicalization of suicide, which he argues is partly driven by carefully guarded economic interests, not entirely as a cure for the suicidal population. Billions in profits have been made, while the suicide rate has increased. Can the social roots of suicide be cured by pills or are we being pillaged? Steven Stack, professor, Department of Criminology, Department of Psychiatry, Wayne State University In Pillaged: Psychiatric Medications and Suicide Risk, Maris presents a compelling account of the dangers of psychiatric medications. Unlike most medical procedures, for which patients are given clear warnings about the dangers and sign consent forms, psychiatrists and family physicians prescribe psychiatric medications, which can have serious harmful consequences, without warning their patients and, possibly, not even being aware of these harmful consequences themselves. Maris's book should be required reading for all those who prescribe these medications. David Lester, former president, International Association for Suicide Prevention In pillaged, premier suicidologist Ron Maris mounts the most reasoned and thoroughly researched assault yet mounted against the psychopharmaceutical industry and the sometimes shabby prescribing practices of psychiatrists and primary care providers. This book is a significant contribution to the public debate on these issues, but those who truly need these medications should be aware that a strong relationship with a caring physician may be the best protection against staying too long on a medication that aggravates rather than relieves distress. Park Dietz, President, Park Dietz & Associates, Inc., and clinical professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine Author InformationRonald William Maris is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of psychiatry, family medicine, and sociology at the University of South Carolina (USC), USA. He directed the USC Center for the Study of Suicide from 1985 to 2001, served as editor of the journal Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior from 1981 to 1996, is Past-President of the American Association of Suicidology, and has served as a consultant or expert witness in more than 250 clinical and legal cases since 1981. Maris has written or edited twenty books including Comprehensive Textbook of Suicidology, Risk Management with Suicidal Patients, Assessment and Prediction of Suicide, and Pathways to Suicide. David Healy is the author of twenty books, including The Antidepressant Era, The Creation of Psychopharmacology, The Psychopharmacologists, Let Them Eat Prozac, and his latest, Pharmageddon. He is Professor of Psychiatry at Bangor University in the United Kingdom and former secretary of the British Associaton for Psychopharmacology. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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