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The Clinical, Social, and Cultural Harm of an Iatrogenic Psychiatry

Mad in America

T he harm caused by the medical profession is called iatrogenesis , and in 1975, Ivan Illich (1926-2002) published Medical Nemesis (republished titled Limits to Medicine ) in which he discussed the clinical, social, and cultural iatrogenesis of modern medicine. Antidepressants? John’s wort-treated patients).

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Depression: Psychiatry’s Discredited Theories and Drugs Versus a Sane Model and Approach

Mad in America

In 2002, the Journal of the American Medical Association ( JAMA ) published a study comparing depression remission outcomes of a placebo to the herb St. Later in 2002, a leading researcher of the placebo effect, Irving Kirsch, examined 47 drug company studies on various antidepressants. John’s wort and to Zoloft.

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It’s Health’s Illusions I Recall, I Really Don’t Know Health at All

Mad in America

This article explains what assays are, how they entered healthcare and the consequences of failing to grasp the role they play. Those who see healthcare going down the tubes get indignant about these adverts, saying all would be fine if there were no free lunches and doctors were guided by the evidence.

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Escaping The Shackles of Psychiatry: What I’ve Seen and Survived, as Both Doctor and Patient

Mad in America

We were not given any advice or support from healthcare services to help our family adjust to this enormous change in our circumstances. In 2002, I felt lucky in my role as a very junior doctor in emergency medicine. But it was a challenge to return to work at all.

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Theodoric of Arizona: State-Sanctioned Pharma-Based Pseudo-Doctor

Mad in America

The skit conveys some examples of state-of-the-art healthcare in England, circa 1303 A.D.: DNA’s structure was discovered in the 1950s, cancer was assumed to be caused by DNA mutations, and Warburg’s metabolic insights mostly disappeared from cancer literature from about 1972 until 2002. This is the story of one such barber.

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Enlarging the Treatment Lens for Postpartum Depression

Mad in America

Mom continued to struggle to overcome depression until her death in 2002. MotherToBaby : Organization of Teratology Information Specialists provides a telephone and Web-based service for patients and healthcare providers.

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Understanding Overdose Risks and Choosing the Right Addiction Therapy for Substance Abuse

Clear Behavioral Health

The impact of addiction goes beyond the individual – families, workplaces, healthcare systems, and society suffers. Drug overdose deaths in the United States, 2002-2022. Despite the alarming statistics and challenges of addiction, recovery is possible. link] Understanding the opioid overdose epidemic. 2024, November 1).