Thursday, April 20, 2006

USATODAY.com - Study: Medical manual's authors often tied to drugmakers

USATODAY.com - Study: Medical manual's authors often tied to drugmakers: "A majority of the medical experts who created the 'bible' for diagnosing mental illness have undisclosed financial links to drugmakers, says a study out Thursday.

And some panels overseeing disorders that require treatment with prescription drugs, such as schizophrenia and 'mood disorders,' were 100% filled with experts financially tied to the pharmaceutical industry, says the study published in the journal Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics."

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