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What is the immediate impact of psychiatric drugs in the treatment of mental illness?
What is the immediate impact of psychiatric drugs in the treatment of mental illness?
Which class of psychiatric drugs is used to treat schizophrenia?
Which class of psychiatric drugs is used to treat schizophrenia?
What influenced the increased use and spending on psychotropic drugs?
What influenced the increased use and spending on psychotropic drugs?
What was the percentage of mental health cases in which psychotropic drugs were used by 1996?
What was the percentage of mental health cases in which psychotropic drugs were used by 1996?
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Which class of psychotropic drugs saw the largest increase in spending from 1987 to 2001?
Which class of psychotropic drugs saw the largest increase in spending from 1987 to 2001?
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What did Davey (2014) cite as a reason for the overprescription of drugs for mental health problems?
What did Davey (2014) cite as a reason for the overprescription of drugs for mental health problems?
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According to Smith (2012), what was a consequence of the overmedication of psychiatric drugs?
According to Smith (2012), what was a consequence of the overmedication of psychiatric drugs?
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What did Smith (2012) attribute as the start of the overmedication issue?
What did Smith (2012) attribute as the start of the overmedication issue?
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According to Davey (2014), what did drug companies cause by medicalizing normal emotional processes?
According to Davey (2014), what did drug companies cause by medicalizing normal emotional processes?
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What did the overmedication of children with ADHD serve as, according to Smith (2012)?
What did the overmedication of children with ADHD serve as, according to Smith (2012)?
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