The Psychoactive Effects of Psychiatric Medication: The Elephant in the Room
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs November 1, 2013 Joanna Moncrieff, David B. Cohen, Sally Porter 59 citations
The psychoactive effects of psychiatric medications have been obscured by the presumption that these medications have disease-specific actions. Exploiting the parallels with the psychoactive effects and uses of recreational substances helps to highlight the psychoactive properties of psychiatric medications and their impact on people with psychiatric problems. We discuss how psychoactive...