{"product_id":"big-pharma-and-the-making-of-modern-mental-illness-a-critical-inquiry-into-psychiatric-drug-efficacy","title":"Big Pharma and the Making of Modern Mental Illness: A Critical Inquiry into Psychiatric Drug Efficacy and Harm","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eBig Pharma and the Making of Modern Mental Illness \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSubtitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e A Critical Inquiry into Psychiatric Drug Efficacy and Harm\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSubject Classification: \u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003ePsychology, Medicine and Medical Ethics, Business and Management\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBIC Classification: \u003c\/strong\u003eMMH, MB, KJ \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBISAC Classification: \u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003ePSY036000, PSY022000, PSY007000\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Hardback, eBook\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePlanned publication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Dec 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eISBN (Hardback):\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e978-1-83711-787-1 \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eISBN (eBook):\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e978-1-83711-788-8 \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ee-books available for libraries from \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProquest\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEBSCO\u003c\/strong\u003e\n \n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewith non-institutional availability from \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\nGooglePlay\n\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor larger orders, or orders where you require an invoice, contact us  \u003cspan id=\"cloak8074a48c555b85c31ec4347354a45e96\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\nadmin@ethicspress.com\n\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDescription\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThis book examines the contested terrain of contemporary psychopharmacology, arguing that widespread use of psychiatric drugs rests on an unstable evidence base and carries neglected long term risks. Drawing on research that questions the clinical significance of drug–placebo differences, as well as critiques of trial designs confounded by withdrawal effects, it shows how flagship efficacy claims often obscure modest benefits and substantial harms.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThese narratives are situated within a political economic analysis of how pharmaceutical industry funding, marketing, and data management shape diagnostic practices, clinical decision-making, and public understandings of “mental illness.” Tackled are issues regarding the FDA’s role in supporting the mainstream picture and Big Pharma’s influence on the DSM.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBy bringing together critical appraisal of the scientific literature and analysis of Big Pharma’s structural power, the book calls for a reimagining of mental health care that prioritizes informed consent, withdrawal-safe prescribing, and nonpharmacological forms of support.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBig Pharma and the Making of Modern Mental Illness is the ninth Volume of the Ethics International Press Critical Psychology and Critical Psychiatry Series.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eBiography\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEditor(s):\u003c\/span\u003e \n\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eArnoldo Cantú, LCSW is a clinical social worker and psychotherapist with experience in school social work, private practice, community mental health, and currently working in primary care behavioral health seeing children, adolescents, families, and adults. 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