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The Iatrogenic Gaze: How We Forgot That Psychiatry Could Be Harmful

Mad in America

Doctors became hypnotized by the appearance of “science”, even if the literature they consulted was essentially pharmaceutical advertising. Such optimism would be disappointed by dwindling pharmaceutical progress in the later half of the century. Antibiotics and insulin were genuine scientific breakthroughs.

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Lessons from a Global Psychiatric Conference: The Good, the Bad, and the Complicated

Mad in America

A Glimmer of Hope: Pharma on the Sidelines As I entered the crowded makeshift courtyard to pick up my conference pass, I noticed multiple displays pointing to industry advertisements for numerous psychopharmaceuticals. I felt a tingle of excitement, a sense of a-ha! Thankfully, this was different, very different.