As a full-time psychology professor for over 20 years, Dr. Scott's primary academic concern has been the inability of students and professionals (including medical doctors) to critique research. This situation has led to widespread irresponsible prescribing of antidepressants and antipsychotics.
"Until large numbers of Americans can read original research and see the flaws in the design of poor or deceptive research studies, Americans will continue to be fooled." Dr. Scott holds MS, MMFT, and Ph.D. degrees and successfully treated cases of depression in his counseling practice before the days of antidepressant drugs. Currently retired from teaching in the college classroom, he is a frequent radio guest whose animation and zeal ignites discussion. Dr. Scott writes and lectures on depression, the little-known dangers of antidepressants and antipsychotics, the damaging myth of the chemical imbalance theory promoted by Big Pharma, the flaws in the FDA drug approval process, and the financial ties between pharmaceutical companies and the FDA. His book
"America Fooled: The Truth about Antidepressants, Antipsychotics, and How We've Been Deceived" was selected as an award-winning finalist in the "Health: Psychology/Mental Health" category of the Best Books 2006 Book Awards.

William Glasser, M.D., psychiatrist and author of "Reality Therapy" says, "Dr. Scott is one of the most humane and clear writers on what is wrong with the way we deliver mental health. . . . I could not put the book down; it is incredible." John Friedberg, M.D., a Berkeley, CA, neurologist, has voiced, "Dr. Scott joins science with common sense to educate the reader as to the state of the art in psychiatry and pharmacology today. Mixing personal detail, history and eye-opening facts, the author's writing style is disarmingly low-key: it feels like personal advice from a favorite teacher. . . . Anyone who takes antidepressants or antipsychotics--and everyone who prescribes them--needs to read this book."