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Why the Rise of Mental Illness? Pathologizing Normal, Adverse Drug Effects, and a Peculiar Rebellion

In just two decades, pointing out the pseudoscience of the DSM has gone from being an “extremist slur of radical anti-psychiatrists” to a mainstream proposition from the former chairs of both the DSM-3 and DSM-4 taskforces and the director of NIMH. In addition to the pathologizing of normal behaviors, another explanation for the epidemic the adverse effects of psychiatric medications is also evolving from radical to mainstream, thanks primarily to the efforts of Robert Whitaker and his book Anatomy of an Epidemic. While diagnostic expansionism and Big Pharma certainly deserve a large share of the blame for this epidemic, there is another reason. ....

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Illness Inflation: Medical Definitions Create More Patients

The Illness Inflation report examines how new conditions are often the product of industry groups aiming to create a market for new drugs. ....

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Israel 'genocide' case at ICJ 'a boost' for Ramaphosa profile

Professor Anthony Van Nieuwkerk from the Wits School of Governance believes the decision to sue Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) may boost President Cyril Ramaphosa’s standing on the international stage. ....

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