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So-Called Suicide Experts Recommend Antidepressants, Which Increase Suicides

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The authors refused to withdraw the article, which resulted in a five-month battle where they needed legal assistance from their university and from Germany where the publisher is located. 18] Goldney had received “gold” “from a number of pharmaceutical companies.” There was nothing defamatory in the content. No surprise there.

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A Case for Parallel Mental Health Care

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Almost every advance in technology makes corresponding demands on the human person. Psychedelics: While still controversial due to a welter of legal, cultural, and safety concerns, it now seems unavoidable that psychedelics will be part of the mental health care of the future. The servant becomes the master.

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Much of U.S. Healthcare Is Broken: How to Fix It (Chapter 2, Part 6)

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If one reads the ADM literature, it is quite apparent that the pharmaceutical industry—with the help of psychiatry—since day one has been involved in a cover up of the dangerousness of these drugs. of the drugs reviewed had two or fewer cases of violence, which is reassuring for most pharmaceuticals.

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Therapy by App: A Clinical Psychologist Tries BetterHelp

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Two of the largest organizations representing therapists, the American Psychological Association and the National Association of Social Workers, took legal action. On one side are academics who conduct randomized controlled trials (RCTs), the same approach pharmaceutical companies use to establish whether drugs are effective.

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