The American Law Journal presents, "Undue Influence? The Legal Fallout of the Pharma-Psychiatry Connection." Joining host Christopher Naughton are plaintiff's attorney Stephen Sheller, P.C., corporate defense counsel Terry Henry of Blank Rome and Barbara Ziv, M.D., a forensic psychiatrist with Temple University Medical School. Former pharma defense counsel and now plaintiff's attorney Matt Harman of Harman Law joins the conversation from CNN Atlanta.
At the center of the controversy is the American Psychiatric Association's recently updated "Choosing Wisely" program, warning physicians of too easily or inappropriately prescribing antipsychotic drugs, especially to children and the elderly.
The program examines litigation's impact on doctors' and pharmaceutical company behavior, the rise in prescribing generic antipsychotics, drug company gifts to physicians and the influence of controversial figure such as Harvard's Joseph Biederman, M.D. Program 1413.
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