The Pharmaceutical Industry and the Standardisation of Psychiatric Practice

Introduction The 1950s saw the largely serendipitous discovery in clinical settings of a series of psychotropic drugs, produced primarily in the pharmaceutical divisions of European chemical companies. This accompanied the discovery of antibiotics and medicines for other clinical conditions. While there were large chemical companies and a proprietary medicines industry, there was then no pharmaceutical industry as we know it. The nascent companies producing psychotropics, however, were quick to set up international meetings that brought basic scientists and clinical delegates together from all continents.

引言 20世纪50年代，在临床环境中偶然发现了一系列精神药物，这些药物主要由欧洲化学公司的制药部门生产。这与抗生素以及针对其他临床病症的药物的发现相伴而生。当时虽然有大型化学公司和专利药品行业，但并没有我们现在所知的制药行业。然而，那些新兴的生产精神药物的公司很快就组织了国际会议，将来自各大洲的基础科学家和临床代表聚集在一起。