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Undisclosed Financial Conflicts of Interest in the DSM-5: An Interview with Lisa Cosgrove and Brian Piper

Mad in America

Safra Center for Ethics, Harvard University, her research addresses the ethical and medical-legal issues that arise in organized psychiatry because of academic-industry relationships. Listen to the audio of the interview here. A former Research Fellow at the Edmond J. The transcript below has been edited for length and clarity.

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You Have the Legal Right to Informed Consent

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I didn’t know that I had the legal right to informed consent when I was first prescribed the SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) antidepressant Paxil two decades ago. Although this was a medical malpractice case, Andy Vickery is no stranger to setting legal precedents. I just “blindly trusted” my family doctor.

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Why Failed Psychiatry Lives On: Its Industrial Complex, Politics, & Technology Worship

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That’s been the question posed to me in 2023 by interviewers such as Nick Fortino on “ Psychology Is ” and Mollie Adler on “Back from the Borderline. ” The psychiatric-pharmaceutical-industrial complex is fueled by the profits of Big Pharma, which have made a staggering amount of money from psychiatric drugs.

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Leaving Biological Psychiatry Behind: An Interview With Rodrigo Nardi

Mad in America

Listen to the audio of the interview here. Siem: You don’t serve the pharmaceutical company who might be paying you on the side. I said to myself, “If I can develop a way to work that brings me more satisfaction, if I can develop a paradigm that can survive considering the legalities, I think my life is going to be better.”

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Therapy by App: A Clinical Psychologist Tries BetterHelp

Mad in America

I decided to turn my professional eye on BetterHelp, the largest and most prominent of these services, seeking my own psychotherapy with the company, applying and getting hired as a therapist, and interviewing BetterHelp clinicians. Once approved, I was invited to a 15-minute interview with a woman who did not work as a therapist.

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So-Called Suicide Experts Recommend Antidepressants, Which Increase Suicides

Mad in America

published an article online with interviews of professionals about their experiences of working with the implementation of the Norwegian action plans and guidelines for suicide prevention. [9] 18] Goldney had received “gold” “from a number of pharmaceutical companies.” It was exceedingly difficult for Hjelmeland et al. 21] Smith R.

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An interview with Admin Awards Founder, Sunny Nunan, by Executive Support Magazine

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To read this interview in Executive Support Magazine visit: [link] Sunny Nunan is the CEO and Founder of the Admin Awards in the USA, created in honor of her mother, a life-long administrative professional Can we start with a little background information? Where are you from and what is your background?