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Search results for "American Psychiatric Association" ...
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Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America
This book documents how the per-capita disability rate due to mental illness has increased six-fold since 1955, when Thorazine was introduced into asylum medicine. The number of adults on government disability has tripled since 1987, the year Prozac was introduced. Finally, the number of children receiving disability due to a serious mental illness has risen 35-fold since 1987.
Tags: medicine; psychiatry; psychiatric medicine; Thorazine; Prozac; disability; mental illness; National Institute of Mental Health; World Health Organization; American Psychiatric Association;
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Inside the happiness business
New York reports on the aggressive marketing of drugs, and antidepressants in particular. The story looks at the techniques used by drug sales representatives to attract doctors' attention to the new medications available on the market. The promotion strategies - including free lunches, vacations and gifts - have convinced many doctors to start prescribing a new drug despite some evidence of potential side effects, the investigation reveals. The article focuses on the sales of the newest antidepressant in the U.S.A., Celexa, originally developed by a small Danish company in 1972. The reporter points to the concerns of Dr. Robert Goodman who has started a 'no-free-lunch' campaign against the practices of the drug sales reps.
Tags: Prozac; Zoloft; Paxil; health; doctors; patients; psychiatry; corruption; Pfizer; FDA; depression; weight gain; American Psychiatric Association
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Abortion Under Attack
"Post-abortion stress syndrome ... sounds scientific, but don't be fooled - it's a made-up term," reports the Ms. Magazine. The story describes the alleged syndrome as "a bogus affliction invented by the religious right," and finds that it is "anti-choice dirty-play at its worst." The article reveals that millions of dollars are spent each year on alleviation and assistance of women who have had abortions, although "overwhelming scientific evidence shows that abortion does not hurt women - physically or mentally."
Tags: American Psychiatric Association; American Psychological Association; health; doctors; women; unwanted pregnancy; depression; pro-choice; pro-life; politics; medicine; feminism