Listening To The Black Box Summary

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Introduction
There has always been an overdose problem here within the United States of America. Starting in the late 1960s into the 1970s there was a drug epidemic because of a infamous counterculture group known as hippies. After the counterculture ended drugs still made their way around children and young adults that has overdosed. Over 30 years later the FDA has had to put a Black Box Warning on antidepressants that does not show any help and hinders psychiatrist.
Summary
In the article “Listening to the Black Box,” Arthur Allen discusses his concerns about how FDA warnings have prevented doctors to prescribe medication due to the young adult overdose rate. Allen talks about how the FDA began its action against antidepressants …show more content…

Allen also talks about how the Black Box Warning affected psychiatrist on prescribing medication.
Allen describes psychiatrist has had a bad time with prescribing drugs to patients due to the black box warning. He states, “In the real world of U.S. health care, visits to psychiatrist are highly rationed, so primary physicians do much of the prescribing of psychiatric medication.” (Allen, 2009) However, Mr. Rosack also states the American Psychological Association is “working to help mitigate such an impact by collaborating with nonpsychiatric physicians—including pediatricians and general practitioners—to help them better understand their patients' needs and properly diagnose, treat, and monitor patients.” (Rosack, 2004) In this statement Jim Rosack proves Allen right that the psychiatrist are going to have a harder time with the black box warning while the nonpsychiatrist is going to get proper training. Furthermore, has the Black Box-Warning actually been

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