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Critical Psychiatry Textbook, Chapter 16: Is There Any Future for Psychiatry? (Part Six)

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Schatzberg has served as a consultant to or received honoraria from Abbott, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Corcept Therapeutics, Forest Laboratories, Janssen, Eli Lilly, Merck, Mitsubishi Pharmaceuticals, Organon, ParkeDavis, Pfizer, Pharmacia–Upjohn, Sanofi, Scirex, SmithKline Beecham, Solvay, and Wyeth–Ayerst.

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employer wants my SAT scores, raffling off extra vacation days, and more

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An informal poll of my network found that most people I know have never been asked for this, and this is the first time I have been asked. We’re a pharmaceutical company, in case diseases seems odd to non-pharma types.). Is it legal? Am I right to raise an eyebrow at this? Or is it common? No, it’s not normal.

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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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MindFreedom’s Shield Program: Working to Free People from Psychiatric Incarceration and Forced Treatment

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They were with MindFreedom International’s (MFI) Shield program , describing itself as “a volunteer-driven mutual aid network through which we organize public campaigns to advocate for the rights of individuals who are being subjected to psychiatric intervention without consent.” It’s a sham legal process.”

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Leaving Biological Psychiatry Behind: An Interview With Rodrigo Nardi

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His passion for teaching and learning has led to the creation of the True Psychiatry Network and the development of a mentoring program designed to address the most frequent challenges related to psychiatric training. Siem: You don’t serve the pharmaceutical company who might be paying you on the side. You serve the patient.

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Part 4: Neurodiversity: New Paradigm, or Trojan Horse?

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The main current perpetrators of these reprehensible attitudes and practices are frequently named as the UK Critical Psychiatry Network, and specifically Joanna Moncrieff; James Davies; Sami Timimi; Lucy Johnstone; Peter Kinderman; and Mad in America, ‘a popular online publication closely aligned with critical psychiatry leaders ’.

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A Case for Parallel Mental Health Care

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Support groups are a common element, including specialized support group formats like the Hearing Voices Network. 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.