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Treatment of Mental Illness

Antipsychotics Aren't the Anti-Hero

Marvin Ross | Posted 08.12.2012 | Canada
Marvin Ross

In Robert Whitaker's book, The Anatomy of an Epidemic, his main conclusion is that antipsychotic medications are bad. He argues that the outcomes for schizophrenia recovery rates have worsened with the introduction of medication. But a very recent study done by the prestigious medical journal, The Lancet, just concluded that the benefit of these drugs has been proven.