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Doctors Are Not Trained to Think Critically

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When I started to act out on my suicidal thoughts, self-harming to the extent that my life was in danger, I was sectioned and, in the sixth year, admitted to the secure ward and placed under continual observation. We live in a culture which is heavily influenced by social media and the advertising industry.

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

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The disappointing CATIE and STAR*D studies T he two sane authors of the first chapter of the 1065-page textbook noted that naturalistic studies—which they did not reference but mentioned by name, CATIE, STAR*D, and Storebø 2016—have shown smaller effects than those the drug companies have advertised. million in 1987 to around 6 million today.

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It’s Health’s Illusions I Recall, I Really Don’t Know Health at All

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Academics even boast that EBM shackles the pharmaceutical industry. They police advertisements claims but policing the medical literature is not their job. If a Giant Pharma then comes along, they will stuff you full of drugs with only one worry that the Red Tape Gag on your mouth isn’t secure enough to hold of their drugs in.

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Critical Psychiatry Textbook, Chapter 15: Withdrawal of Psychiatric Drugs

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135 One should never start psychiatric drug treatment without having a tapering plan, but no one taught doctors how to stop the drugs, whereas they have learned from their professors and the pharmaceutical industry when to start them and always to blame the disease for untoward symptoms, ignoring the troubles they have caused.

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Therapy by App: A Clinical Psychologist Tries BetterHelp

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It’s not surprising for a company that reportedly spent over $100 million on advertising in 2023, making it the country’s projected leading sponsor of podcasts. 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.

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Super Bowl Commercials Prove Advertising is the Ultimate End Game

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Advertisers have also secured premium commercial slots of historic value this year, reminding us why TV ads are still producing record pricing and engagement. Over 10 advertisers have accepted Foxs set rate, while more brands remain on a waitlist after missing out on ad slots when they sold out last November.

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“All Real Living Is Meeting”: Brent Robbins on Love, Death, and the Possibilities of Psychology

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Thats not a leap people often makefrom philosophical psychology to critiques of the pharmaceutical industry and medicalization. She was deeply involved in critical psychiatry and critiques of the pharmaceutical industry. This ideal is embedded in media, advertising, fashion, and everyday social expectations. Im going to die.