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

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In 2009, the New England Journal of Misinformation made clear that ensuring the integrity of published data is not their brief. It doesn’t pay in this situation to be an educated patient. Medical Journal editors see FDA approvals. You will see a glassy-eyedness. It’s the hypnosis. As with the police, it’s better play dumb.

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Medication Overload, Part II: The Explosion of Drugs for Kids

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The contents of most medicine cabinets in the US have changed a lot since the days of “candy aspirin” poisoning, with more drugs being prescribed to kids: In 2009, children became the leading growth demographic in the pharmaceutical industry. which questioned the rising cases of young children diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

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For-Profit Healthcare Is a Predator; Its Main Prey Is Our Young

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And thanks to education and awareness-raising efforts, more people are getting help with their suffering. 3) America has focused its mental illness awareness, education, and screening campaigns on children. So their educations, and chances for good careers, will suffer. But theres a paradox here: The U.S.

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Critical Psychiatry Textbook, Chapter 16: Is There Any Future for Psychiatry? (Part Five)

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As Whitaker noted, the research literature shows that psychosis pills and depression pills increase the chronicity of the disorders, and the same is true for stimulants, benzodiazepines, and drugs used for bipolar disorder. 650 None of this history is found in Insel’s book or on NIMH’s website.