Along the lines of what others here have written, I think that the reasons why doctors prescribe antipsychotics as often as they do to alleviate mental states that involve neither psychosis nor mania come down to pharmaceutical company marketing more than anything else. Now, it's obvious that it's in the interests of pharmaceutical companies that are selling patented medicines to promote these medications over other treatments (pharmaceutical and otherwise) that might, in some cases, actually be better choices for some people. But I think that some might be surprised by the lengths that those in the pharmaceutical industry go through to influence prescribing decisions. I came across an article yesterday that was written by a woman who's worked both as a pharmacist and as a medical science liaison for a major pharmaceutical company, and the article described how pharmaceutical companies attempt to influence the prescribing decisions that doctors make by targeting those doctors who are considered to be "key opinion leaders" in their fields. You might be interested in reading it. Here's a link:
http://www.madinamerica.com/2016/07/did-i-choose-the-wrong-profession/
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