The value of ignorance : antidepressant drugs and the policies of objectivity in medicine

This thesis explores the strategies of ignorance and uncertainty employed by UK regulators, practitioners and policymakers during the controversy over whether selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants such as Prozac contribute to suicidal and homicidal reactions in some users. Em...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McGoey, Linsey
Published: London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London) 2007
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.499196