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Robert Whitaker Answers Reader Questions on Pharma Marketing and Psychiatric Drugs

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For Part 2, we will be covering reader questions on pharmaceutical marketing and issues with psychiatric treatments including psychiatric drugs and electroconvulsive therapy. Was it related to medical insurance or government programs? Moore: The last couple of questions are related to the pharmaceutical industry.

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A Case for Parallel Mental Health Care

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They represent catastrophic failures of governance. Almost every advance in technology makes corresponding demands on the human person. While these are sometimes understood as the “common factors” of psychotherapy, Van Os and colleagues point out that this also applies to pharmaceutical interventions. This was preventable.

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Introducing the SUCCESS 125

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As a strategic advisor, Egwuonwu consults on complex strategic problems and transformational initiatives for a diverse array of clients, including Fortune 50 companies, governments, nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, small business owners, growth and early-stage startups and personal and leadership development clients.

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Default Depression—How We Now Interpret Distress as Mental Illness

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And this is complemented by well-funded public advertising and promotional campaignsoften with overt government support. Similar trends can be found in many western countries where similar political and business influences, including huge advertising and promotional budgets from pharmaceutical companies, are in place.