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Robert Whitaker Answers Reader Questions on Mad in America, the Biopsychosocial Model, and Psychiatric History

Mad in America

You sent some great questions and on this and our next podcast, we will be talking with Bob about Mad in America, the biopsychosocial model, the history of psychiatry, pharmaceutical marketing, and issues with psychiatric treatments including psychiatric drugs and electroconvulsive therapy. It is, though, largely funded by the government.

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Tackling Health Spending

Inside Workplace Wellness

On Thursday, the National Pharmaceutical Council (NPC) and Health Affairs launched a new initiative to address health spending called Going Below the Surface. There is no public support for rationing care, so the government can't put the breaks on, at least not at the federal level.

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Lab rats – how the UK life sciences sector is struggling to find space to work

Workplace Insight

It is striking how weighted Ireland’s export figures are to the life sciences, medical and pharmaceutical industries craved by the UK Just how significant is apparent when comparing the UK with Ireland. But it’s also great for health and helping to solve the urgent health challenges the world faces.”

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Introducing the SUCCESS 125

Success

Through the four businesses she has founded, which span strategic services, design, construction and events, Burgess helps solve problems for good and create spaces and events that make you feel happy. She is a problem solver, a solution maven, and an avid investor in emerging brands and creator of her own CPG brands. .

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

Mad in America

The pharmaceutical industry in this conference was treated like a creepy rich uncle who you must invite to the family reunion but then also strategically ignore. Unlike what I had read about the savviness of pharmaceutical representatives, reps here were only mildly interested in selling their products and knew even less about them.

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SUCCESS’ 2025 Women of Influence

Success

They are tackling complex challenges, solving real-world problems and, in the process, creating jobs and driving innovation. Since 2021, she has closed considerable government contracts for SMI with the U.S. Her clients also include multiple Fortune 500 companies and a handful of foreign governments.