Includes bibliographical references (p. 118-121) and index.
Contents
Americans are overmedicated / Katharine Greider -- Americans are not overmedicated / Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America -- Americans are overmedicated with psychiatric drugs / Fred Leavitt -- Americans are not overmedicated with psychiatric drugs / Maia Szalavitz -- Children are overmedicated with ADHD drugs / Bruce Wiseman -- Children with ADHD are not overmedicated / E. Clarke Ross -- Prescription drug advertising leads to overmedication / Peter Lurie -- Prescription drug advertising empowers patients / Paul Antony -- Low-income Americans are undermedicated / Marie C. Reed -- Americans with chronic pain are undermedicated / Barry Yeoman -- Overmedication causes health problems for many elderly Americans / Cynthia M. Williams -- Overprescription of antibiotics has led to resistant bacteria / Linda Bren.