Influencing Pharmaceutical Prioritization 
Mad in America
MARCH 20, 2025
In hindsight, this bait-and-switch is understandable, given the Scientific Revolutions influences on psychiatry in its oxymoronic striving to be a specialty that objectively targeted subjective mental suffering. While admittedly not mind in themselves, these proxies were presented for all intents and purposes as if they were.
Mad in America
JUNE 19, 2025
It prioritizes decentralized access. House Bill 25-1063 , approved in April 2025, represents one such effort, revealing the intersection of commercial interests, intellectual property concerns, and the pharmaceutical model’s influence on psychedelic policy.
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Mad in America
MARCH 19, 2025
Another key influence on my thinking was Jack Martin. And could you say a bit about which authors or theorists have influenced your thinking on this topic? The challenge neoliberalism seeks to address is: How do you govern a population that prioritizes individual freedom above all else? Particularly in the U.S.,
Office Snapshots
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
The design is influenced by the natural surroundings on which the 56,000 square foot building sits in Marina Del Rey. The design team sought to blur the line between workplace and laboratory/research space, prioritizing transparency for inter-departmental teams to engage, retain talent, and breakthrough innovation.
Mad in America
OCTOBER 14, 2023
Through the 1990s, I was dismayed that the influence of pharmaceutical marketing had seemed to suppress that idea, as polypharmacy and use of higher doses of drugs became part of accepted practice. Most treatment guidelines prioritize the goal of reducing relapse rate. Hospital stays are brief and doses are increased rapidly.
Mad in America
JANUARY 24, 2024
This connection between mental health and the use of battlefield and warfare metaphors has meaningful implications for how people perceive and cope with mental health conditions, influencing how care goals are set and treatment plans are designed. This neglect is symptomatic of the market-driven nature of precision mental health care.
Work Life
AUGUST 29, 2024
Especially in companies with cultures that prioritize “making nice,” avoiding conflict can become so normalized that managers and employees alike end up waiting far too long to acknowledge and address conflicts on their teams. Yet despite these costs, many leaders struggle to even talk about it.
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