[Sol Invictus]

In my Psych 1A class, I am doing a paper on the over-prescription of psychiatric medication. A kind of loose topic, but I am open to other topics too.

Now mind you, I am on Lamictal myself so I am not opposed to medication whatsoever. I am a recovering drug addict so I am completely accustomed to substances.

Anyways, I need a couple sources for this topic, I can't really find anything on google. Does anyone know any books, movies, website articles, etc. related to this?

Or could anyone perhaps give me a different topic? Not trying for anyone to do my work for me, I am just having a hard time being creative with this

Thank you!

Regular Google isn't really meant for scholarly research, so it's not that surprising that you didn't find much that way. If you can find a wikipedia page that's relevant, you can scroll down and look at the sources they used and pursue those. You should try searching Google Scholar. Several articles pop up when I search there. I don't know if they're what you're looking for, but they'd be worth looking at.

You should also be using your school's library/librarians to help you find sources (and help you learn tips for doing scholarly research). Does your school have a subscription for JStor? If so, you would have access to even more articles that could be relevant. For this topic, I think articles would be your best bet, especially if you want more current research.

I would also be wary about movies and website articles. Not all of those are "scholarly" if you know what I mean. They could work if you want to cite their author's opinion, but be aware what is opinion and what is actually research. Also always be aware what is appropriate for your paper/research.

I think it's a good topic though. You just need to change your research tactics to yield more results.

On NEJM and JAMA there are plenty.

Good luck.

[Sevensong]

Try looking up Peter Breggin. He wrote a ton of great stuff. I strongly oppose his stand on certain moral and ethical issues (the things he said about treatment of abused children), but his work on over-prescription of meds is unimpeachable as far as I know. There's also a book called The Antidepressant Solution by Joseph Glenmullen. I think they're both psychiatrists, so, highly credible. Then there's a book called And They Call It Help by Louise Armstrong, which is specifically an exposé of the drug industry as a moneymaking machine. Good luck on your paper.