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Decolonizing Psychiatry in Pakistan: A Reckoning with our Colonial Past and a Call for Reconstruction

Mad in America

Yousaf Raza Illicit Ties with the Pharmaceutical Industry Prescribing more medications than are justified is the number-one crime of which a shamefully large number of psychiatrists are guilty. The answer is simple: it is also the standard that pharmaceutical companies hold us to. This is where the kickbacks come from.

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Antidepressant Use Linked to Sexual Dysfunction, Why Aren’t Prescribers Discussing It?

Mad in America

Stephenson and a team of researchers from various academic and pharmaceutical institutions, including the University of Virginia School of Medicine. Maelys Touya was an employee of Lundbeck LLC, and Lambros Chrones was an employee of Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., The study was authored by Judith J. Additionally, Anita H.

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Innovation 101: Cisco’s Story of Transforming the Company Culture

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Prior to Cisco, Alex was a successful consultant with extended assignments at Napster, Liquid Audio, IBM Global Services, and Pfizer Pharmaceuticals. Alex began his Cisco journey in 2004 with a singular focus: Innovation.

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Risks of Prescribing Psychiatric Drugs to Veterans

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It seemed then that pharmaceutical companies had discovered scientific, targeted treatments for depression, free of side effects. If you have concerns or want to consider discontinuing your medications, only do so after consulting your prescriber.

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6 women on what they learned about starting a business in midlife

Work Life

Finding free time and freedom in midlife Judy Schoenberg and Linda Lautenberg started Evolve.Me—a career consultancy that works with midlife women seeking career pivots and reinvention—when Schoenberg was in her 40s and Lautenberg was in her 50s.

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

Success

Now, she coaches others on how to achieve their perfect workplace, as a strategic success and workplace wellness coach with TDJ Consulting. Create your own boundaries from the start Gina Newton, a pharmaceutical consultant-turned-spiritual lifestyle coach, sets clear boundaries with clients up front. She did, and it worked.

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

Mad in America

Nemeroff and Schatzberg declared 17 industry ties each: Dr. Nemeroff has been a consultant to or received honoraria from Abbott, AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Forest Laboratories, Janssen, Eli Lilly, Merck, Mitsubishi, Neurocrine Biosciences, Organon, Otsuka, Pfizer, Pharmacia–Upjohn, Sanofi, SmithKline Beecham, Solvay, and Wyeth–Ayerst.