THE EVALUATION AND TESTING OF PSYCHOPHARMACEUTIC DRUGS

ALAN F. LEVETONAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 115, Number 3

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.115.3.232

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There is a great current interest in the evaluation and use of psychopharmaceutical agents in the investigation and treatment of mental illness. Clinical investigation of these drugs is made difficult by a number of non-pharmacological factors which can influence the mood and mental status of an individual. The role of the hospital, the patient society, doctor and attendant have been reviewed in order to illustrate their effect on a patient who has become a part of a drug study.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 115 • Number 3 • September 1958

Pages: 232 - 238

PubMed: 13571441

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Published in print: September 1958

Published online: 1 April 2006

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ALAN F. LEVETON

University of California Medical Center, San Francisco 22, Calif.

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THE EVALUATION AND TESTING OF PSYCHOPHARMACEUTIC DRUGS

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