Posted by fachad on July 15, 2002, at 22:07:04
In reply to Re: Curious what doctors think about this?, posted by Shawn. T. on July 15, 2002, at 20:24:49
Shawn,
Please take a look at these two posts. They are related to this one in that they implicate pharmaceutical companies in the same way this post implicates insurance companies.
The unfortunate thing about the profit motive in drug companies is that the study data that folks like you and I devour is "prepared" with marketing objectives in mind.
Something that is very important to keep in mind as we try to understand these medications is that this industry (psychopharmacology/psychiatry) is not just about the science of brain chemistry and the improving of mental health.
There are two other major factors that go into it: economics and legislation. And I've described what I've found out about how those factors drive our care in these posts.
Ritalin is not marketed as ADhttp://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20020307/msgs/97442.html
Re: Why isnt Moclobemide available in the USA?
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20020215/msgs/94775.html
I think those three: insurance, drug company marketing, and government legislation are the major non-medical items that factor into our care.
> If I ever receive any national attention because of my research, I will beat this issue to the death.
>
> Shawn
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