by Gwen Olsen
Schizoaffective Disorder: a combination of schizophrenia and mood disorder Schizophrenia: a category of severe emotional disorders marked by disturbances of thinking including misinterpretation of reality and sometimes delusions and hallucinations. There are associated changes in mood and behavior, particularly withdrawal from people.
Serotonin: a neurotransmitter found in the central nervous system and peripheral ganglia. It is implicated in several mental disorders, including depression. Tardive Dyskinesia: a drug-induced disorder that causes involuntary repetitive movements known as tics, such as muscle spasms, writhing or twisting, and odd facial expressions and mouth or tongue movement
Tics: involuntary, brief, and recurrent twitching of a group of muscles, most commonly involving the face, neck, and shoulders
Thyroxin: a hormone produced in the thyroid gland and is responsible for maintaining a normal metabolic rate in all the cells of the body
Tricyclics: a category of antidepressant drugs that possess three rings in their molecular structure, such as imipramine, amitriptyline and doxepin hydrochlo- ride
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Table of Contents
Confessions of an Rx Drug Pusher
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1
A Nightmare before Christmas: Megan's Story
2
My Own Dark Night of the Soul and a Case of Déjà Vu
3
A Case against the Antidepressants: Prescription for Disaster
4
A “Chill Pill” to Kill
5
Confessions of an Rx Drug Pusher
6
Anxiolytics: Prescription for Addiction
7
Another One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: Geraldine's Story
8
The Genetic Theory of Mental Illness
9
Crazy Just Like Your Mother: Dolores' Story
10
The Era of Sex, Drugs, and Rock-and-Roll!
11
God's Call to Loving Arms: A Spiritual Awakening
12
Birth of a Child Advocate
13
A Betrayal of the Public Trust
14
Related Current Events
15
An Ounce of Prevention or a Pound of Cure: It's Your Choice!
CONCLUSION
SO, WHAT EXACTLY IS THE TRUTH?
GLOSSARY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
REFERENCES
ARTICLES AND BROADCASTS
