Recognition and Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders: A Psychopharmacology Handbook for Primary Care-ghostwritten by GSK : Charles Nemeroff AGAIN

VIA PharmaGossip:

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Drug Maker Wrote Book by Doctors, Papers Say - NYTimes.com

The 269-page book, “Recognition and Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders: A Psychopharmacology Handbook for Primary Care,” is so far the first book among publications, namely medical journal articles, that have been criticized in recent years for hidden drug industry influence, colloquially known as ghostwriting.

“To ghostwrite an entire textbook is a new level of chutzpah,” said Dr. David A. Kessler, former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, after reviewing the documents. “I’ve never heard of that before. It takes your breath away.”

via nytimes.com

from the NYTimes

"The documents were separately obtained by The New York Times from the Los Angeles law firm of Baum Hedlund, which received them as part of discovery in lawsuits against the drug company, now known as GlaxoSmithKline, involving Paxil. Leemon B. McHenry, a bioethicist with California State University, Northridge, who consults for the law firm, said many similar documents remain sealed. “This is only the tip of the iceberg,” he said.

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"The book’s listed co-authors were Dr. Charles B. Nemeroff, chairman of psychiatry at the University of Miami medical school since 2009 and Emory University before that, and Dr. Alan F. Schatzberg, who was chairman of psychiatry at the Stanford University School of Medicine from 1991 until last year. "
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What a tangled web of deceipt, and unethical professional behavior from one of the most known pharma-paid KOL's. Charles Nemeroff has made a complete mockery of his profession and fools of his collegues, as well as setting the tone for taking advantage of vulnerable people in society, all for profit, status and personal gain and fortune. Anyone with a psychiatric label or taking meds for treatment should be aware of the background, the very backbone of the field that is caring for them with doctors and the medication, and then question WHY there is a mental health "epidemic" in America. It is a billion dollar industry and you, as a patient are lining the pockets of the corrupt people such as Charles Nemeroff and Cronies.