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

Mad in America

It doesnt seem beyond the realm of possibility that pharmaceutical companies would deliberately disrupt the conversation in similar ways, and indeed James Davies in his book Sedated gives evidenced examples of them selectively publishing research data on the efficacy of their drugs (Davies, 2022). Davies, 2013, p.30) & Trans.),

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Robert Whitaker Answers Reader Questions on Pharma Marketing and Psychiatric Drugs

Mad in America

For Part 2, we will be covering reader questions on pharmaceutical marketing and issues with psychiatric treatments including psychiatric drugs and electroconvulsive therapy. Was it related to medical insurance or government programs? Moore: The last couple of questions are related to 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. Obviously, it’s pretty easy to assail government bureaucracy, but how about industry?

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Much of U.S. Healthcare Is Broken: How to Fix It (Chapter 1, Part 1)

Mad in America

For example, while seeking treatment for my own back pain/disability problem, including an attempt to get a waiver from my insurance company policy of mandatory steroid injections before authorization for back surgery, my experiences have strengthened my belief that too much of healthcare is governed by clinical belief rather than science.

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Tackling Health Spending

Inside Workplace Wellness

On Thursday, the National Pharmaceutical Council (NPC) and Health Affairs launched a new initiative to address health spending called Going Below the Surface. There is no public support for rationing care, so the government can't put the breaks on, at least not at the federal level.

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The Psychiatric Peddlers in Your Schools

Mad in America

If only he could apply himself to his study of history and government he would be well qualified for the job (But who are we kidding? Your student is failing for reasons that are outside of anyone’s control. Those aren’t prerequisites for becoming a senator). Just how effective do you think Miss Brown’s gentle affirmations will be?

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3 Mistakes that Force Employees to Leave

Vantage Circle

I once worked at an organization, and my department worked on connecting pharmaceutical companies with government officials. How much of my working day do I spend controlling my employees? How much has their productivity decreased because of me controlling them? You Spread Them Thin.