Author: Irving Kirsch
Edition: First Trade Paper Edition
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0465022006
Edition: First Trade Paper Edition
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0465022006
The Emperor's New Drugs: Exploding the Antidepressant Myth
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The Emperor's New Drugs: Exploding the Antidepressant Myth
The Emperor's New Drugs: Exploding the Antidepressant Myth: Irving Kirsch
Irving Kirsch has the world doubting the efficacy of antidepressants. Do they work, or are they no better than placebos? Like his colleagues, Kirsch spent years referring patients to psychiatrists to have their depression treated with drugs. Eventually, however, he decided to investigate for himself just how effective the drugs actually were. With fifteen years of research, Kirsch demonstrates that what everyone “knew” about antidepressants is wrong—what the medical community considered a cornerstone of psychiatric treatment is little more than a faulty consensus. But The Emperor's New D
Irving Kirsch has the world doubting the efficacy of antidepressants. Based on fifteen years of research, The Emperor's New Drugs makes an overwhelming case that what the medical community considered a cornerstone of psychiatric treatment is little more than a faulty consensus. But Kirsch does more than just criticize: He offers a path society can follow to stop popping pills and start proper treatment.
The Emperor's New Drugs