Entries from January 2005

January 9, 2005

Drug makers’ role in plan spurs debate – The state’s acceptance of drug company money has cast a cloud over an influential program that recommends how to treat the mentally ill.

Fort Worth Star Telegram
By MARK HORVIT
Steven Shon has done a lot of traveling in the past few years, spreading the word about the way Texas cares for its mentally ill.
In more than 80 out-of-state trips since 1997, he’s promoted treatment guidelines that include advice for doctors on which drugs to prescribe.
Often, the guidelines say the best [...]