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Erick Turner - Making a Silk Purse Out of a Sow's Ear: How Publication Bias Threatens Research Integrity and Public Health

Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health

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Publication Bias and Blame

This chapter explores the complex nature of blame for publication bias, involving multiple parties such as authors, journals, and pharmaceutical or medical device industries. It discusses the issue of publication bias in research studies, particularly focusing on antidepressant trials and psychotherapy trials for depression. The chapter also examines the impact of publication bias on clinicians and the flaws in the way peer-reviewed research is conducted.

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