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The “Madness” of Inpatient Psychiatry

Mad in America

Those trapped there due to their emotions, thoughts, and behaviors are controlled by pharmaceutical Americans and their cultish mindset hailing drugs at the expense of everything else. Of course, psychiatrists rarely say the quiet parts out loud; their status as pharmaceutical Americans could come into jeopardy if they did.

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The Iatrogenic Gaze: How We Forgot That Psychiatry Could Be Harmful

Mad in America

Doctors became hypnotized by the appearance of “science”, even if the literature they consulted was essentially pharmaceutical advertising. Such optimism would be disappointed by dwindling pharmaceutical progress in the later half of the century. When medications did cause harm, the doctors were completely blind to it.

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Why Japan wants its citizens to try a 4-day workweek

Work Life

The concept has been slow to catch on, however; about 8% of companies in Japan allow employees to take three or more days off per week, while 7% give their workers the legally mandated one day off, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. Long hours are the norm. Fast Retailing Co., and electronics companies Ricoh Co.

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How to manage conflict on your team when you’ve been avoiding it forever

Work Life

I worked with one global pharmaceutical client that was struggling to adapt to rapid growth as the demand for a blockbuster drug skyrocketed. The HR team, skeptical about changing processes that had worked for decades, began to butt heads with legal, who preferred new processes and increasingly looked down on HR as less business savvy.

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What makes for a ‘good’ severance package?

Work Life

Ultimately, companies aren’t legally required to give employees severance packages ( except for through the WARN Act , which may require companies with 100-plus full-time workers to pay two months’ severance). The junior employee promoted to his position had a significantly lower base salary than his.

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Therapy by App: A Clinical Psychologist Tries BetterHelp

Mad in America

I was given a free first week as part of a promotion, and then charged $85 a week, which includes one in person weekly meeting of at least 30 minutes and the ability to text between sessions. One common principle supported by decades or research is the importance of therapists promoting a sound, collaborative relationship with their patients.

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

Backbone Blog

Promotions, births, deaths, divorces – all of life’s moments were shared with my mother, whose desk was rarely not occupied by co-workers hanging out in reception. Colleen is the legendary Legal Secretary to the late Herb Kelleher, the Founder of Southwest Airlines.