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Power, Privilege & Controlling the Narrative: Vested Interests in ‘Mental Health’

Mad in America

If the economy tanks or there is some huge disaster that traumatises loads of people, that could be great news for my job security! Davies describes a comprehensive UK government report on the influence of the pharmaceutical industry the House of Commons Health Select Committee Report on the Pharmaceutical Industry.

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A Simple Workaround to Overcome the Bureaucratic Mindset

Tanveer Naseer

Russell is an educational psychologist, author, executive coach and management consultant whose clients include Fortune 500 executives in aerospace, healthcare, pharmaceutical and biotechnology, information technology, telecommunications and oil and gas. Playing the national security card didn’t help either.

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Doctors Are Not Trained to Think Critically

Mad in America

The ward round was a time when the consultant showed his (rarely her in those days) colours. My intention was to become a GP, but just before I reached that goal, I was side-lined into postgraduate training to become an A&E consultant. The prognosis was so grim that I was offered psychosurgery. I was desperate to get better.

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Therapy by App: A Clinical Psychologist Tries BetterHelp

Mad in America

I came away with serious concerns about BetterHelp’s ability to provide quality, secure treatment and, perhaps more troubling, its potential to destabilize the therapy profession. The first therapist I consulted, a gray-haired woman I’ll call Margaret, seemed ill at ease and unsure how to proceed from the outset.

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

Mad in America

Before the emotional crisis labeled as depression in 1994, I had been about to embark on a postgraduate training scheme to become a consultant in emergency medicine. After seven months in hospital and more ECT, I managed to secure a discharge, but I was in a weakened state. Fear secured my compliance.

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Why Japan wants its citizens to try a 4-day workweek

Work Life

The labor ministry recently started offering free consulting, grants and a growing library of success stories as further motivation. the Japanese company that owns Uniqlo, Theory, J Brand and other clothing brands, pharmaceutical company Shionogi & Co., Brokerage SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. Fast Retailing Co.,

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Withdrawal Psychosis and the Aftermath of Tragedy

Mad in America

I became tearful while relating the story during the consultation and my doctor said he considered me to be ‘depressed.’ In 1995 I was discouraged from using cannabis and started on antidepressant and antipsychotic medication almost immediately upon beginning consultations with the psychiatrist.