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Behind the Smiles: Mental Health in South Korea’s High-Pressure Society

Mad in America

At the same time, the use of psychiatric medicationincluding controlled psychotropic substancesis also climbing. It is a reflection of deep systemic issuessocial pressure, medical hierarchy, lack of education around mental healththat collectively push people into silent suffering and pharmaceutical dependence.

Insurance 101
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Biophilic design has a long history and an even bigger future

Workplace Insight

In the UK, pharmaceutical firm ICI bought the dilapidated hall and 350 acres of surrounding parkland at Alderley Park in Cheshire in 1950 to create its own bucolic campus, which included farmland and ponds alongside the research buildings. The plans for the $2.5 It is manifestly a corporate space. million sq.

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A kaleidoscope approach to leading: Five perspective shifts that can foster innovation

Work Life

In Tony’s work as a leadership coach, he worked with a pharmaceutical CEO who realized that her company’s long-term vision had become blurred. Leaders need to cultivate humility and resilience by acknowledging that not everything is in their control.

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Ready for a Flexible Work Arrangement as a Parent? Here’s How to Negotiate Better Hours

Success

Create your own boundaries from the start Gina Newton, a pharmaceutical consultant-turned-spiritual lifestyle coach, sets clear boundaries with clients up front. In that case, it might be time for a new plan, according to Marla J. She hopes others will push for what they need schedule-wise to take care of their kids, too.

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A Therapist Navigating Antidepressant Withdrawal: Nelson Lee on the Power of the Present Moment

Mad in America

The plan is to do a microtaper — maybe 5% to 10% a month — depending on what my body can tolerate and move down slowly each month. I made the decision that I would rather feel withdrawal for the rest of my life than give one more cent to the pharmaceutical industry on this topic. Siem: On the liquid? Lee: On the liquid, yes.

Coaching 110
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The Psychiatric Peddlers in Your Schools

Mad in America

While their interventions have been specifically catered toward the student in the form of an Individual Education Plan, untold forces have conspired to thwart their efforts. Your student is failing for reasons that are outside of anyone’s control. Talk to your doctor and see if anything can be done.” What are its benefits?

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

Mad in America

Schatzberg has served as a consultant to or received honoraria from Abbott, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Corcept Therapeutics, Forest Laboratories, Janssen, Eli Lilly, Merck, Mitsubishi Pharmaceuticals, Organon, ParkeDavis, Pfizer, Pharmacia–Upjohn, Sanofi, Scirex, SmithKline Beecham, Solvay, and Wyeth–Ayerst. Make forced treatment unlawful.