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Robert Whitaker Answers Reader Questions on Pharma Marketing and Psychiatric Drugs

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Just for context, the decade of the brain was defined as the period between 1990 and 1999, and it was part of a large effort involving the National Institute of Mental Health and the National Institutes of Health to enhance public awareness of the benefits to be derived from brain research. Whitaker: Yes, these fit in hand in glove.

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Maryland Enacts a “Draconian” Assisted Outpatient Treatment Program

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Yet, in many of America’s underfunded and under-resourced community-based systems, it is often impossible for people to access care until and unless they are in a crisis. While the bill did not move this year, Bergan said advocates hope to raise awareness among stakeholders and policymakers this year to galvanize support in 2025.