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

Mad in America

A new study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders Reports sheds light on this issue, offering insights from patients diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) who have experienced antidepressant treatment. Maelys Touya was an employee of Lundbeck LLC, and Lambros Chrones was an employee of Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A.,

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Appetite for hybrid working shows no sign of letting up at large firms

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And in 2023, companies have been posting hybrid working related roles in record numbers, according to a new report from GlobalData.

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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? There was a report that their diagnostic categories were invalid and unreliable.

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So-Called Suicide Experts Recommend Antidepressants, Which Increase Suicides

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In 2017, 29 suicide prevention experts from 17 countries published a report with the authoritative title, Evidence-based national suicide prevention taskforce in Europe: A consensus position paper, [7] which quoted a “systematic review” conducted by 18 experts. to publish a criticism of the report. [8] This is also typical.

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Context and Care vs. Isolate and Control: An Interview on the Dilemmas of Global Mental Heath with Arthur Kleinman

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Healthcare insurers would much rather pay social workers to do psychotherapy than they would a clinical psychologist or psychiatrist because social workers are a lot cheaper in providing care. and one of the primary reasons I moved was the constant existential anxiety of not having healthcare despite having health insurance.

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The Clinical, Social, and Cultural Harm of an Iatrogenic Psychiatry

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In 2000, JAMA reported the US yearly estimated iatrogenic deaths: 12,000 caused by unnecessary surgeries; 27,000 caused by medication errors and other errors in hospitals; 80,000 hospital/healthcare facility acquired infections; and 106,000 “non-error” adverse effects of medication. had no clinically significant benefit over a placebo.”

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Therapy by App: A Clinical Psychologist Tries BetterHelp

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One advantage of BetterHelp is that because the service does not bill insurance, there is no need for clinicians to provide a diagnosis and target therapy to fit the “medical necessity” requirements imposed by third-party payers. On TikTok, the hashtag “BetterHelp is a scam” has been viewed by 5.3 million people.

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