Has psychopharmacology got a future?

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 198, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 333-335

  Cowen, Philip J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SOCIAL PHOBIA;

HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY;

EID: 79955546855     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.110.086207     Document Type: Review

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