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Sunday, February 19, 2012
Over-medicated America: the result of pharmaceutical companies directing medicine (infographic)
This gem comes directly from Gianna Kali, author of the Beyond Meds blog. I loved it so much I had to reprint it. Thank you Gianna!
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Susan (and Gianna)
Great advice, with one caveat. It says to ask about therapy options for depression only. Many people have the mistaken idea (perpetuated by the pharmaceutical industry, of course)that therapy doesn't work for "serious mental health" diagnoses, like schizophrenia. So, there's room on that couch for more than just depression.
Best wishes, as always,
Rossa
Thanks for posting this. It gives everyone a lot to think about.
Hi Rossa, I know that therapy works for schizophrenia, but I think you just gave me my next blog post. Thank you for the inspiration.
Ruth, glad you liked it. I thought it was salient, especially with the 60 Minutes piece yesterday.
What is missing from the chart on over-prescribing is that members of the Government are large stockholders of the Drug companies.
This puts the Government into a conflict of interest.
I should wonder what your take is on natural supplementation like nootropics and herbs as opposed to big pharma manufactured compounds?
Hi Susan,
I just found your blog and love the massive drug post. Luckily I only take one prescription med.....hmmm, wonder if there are other options. Have a great day and I'll come back to visit.
@Mark - I agree, but this was done by a school that teaches coding and billing. I thought it was a great introduction.
@Limited man- I see nothing wrong with supplements. I take a few. Unfortunately there are bad supplements out there and good ones. I got a list from Consumers and got my supplements from a company that got a high rating from them.
It's a very good thing you brought this up.
@Rita- I love your blog! A fellow kitty lover! Thank you for finding me. I look forward to reading you as well and having our kitties "meet" each other.
Hello
You have used info-graphics technique that is one of the good technique. You have defined your services in good method in this info-graphics.
Great diagram. Thank you for posting it.
Great post! I get really bothered by all of the pharmaceutical commercials, especially those for mental illness.
Hello Susan,
My name is Leigh. Your exceptional blog deals with depression awareness and I know you are familiar with the importance of mental health. It is for these reasons that I contact you today.
I'm sorry it's in a comment, but I couldn't figure out how to contact you otherwise.
I am ‘every woman’, the girl next door and the one you never would have suspected, however, for years I have been struggling with depression. I have written a book about my experiences entitled “The Blue Veil”.
Through this book, it is my aim to reduce the stigma of depression by increasing awareness of the issue. I am donating a large percentage of the proceeds to 15 carefully chosen mental health awareness organizations worldwide. I have provided the list of these organizations at the end of this email.
This is where you come in. I am organizing a 2 month long online book release campaign, structured around various depression awareness weeks around the world. It will be from July 1st to August 31st. My request is, during this period of time would you be willing to host me on your blog for a few days of those months? This can be carried out in a few ways:
-I would send you a couple/few articles that talk about my book and of course depression awareness. You would post these articles on your blog over a few days during those months (letting me know which days you will choose)
OR
-You could write your own prose about “The Blue Veil” and depression awareness and post these articles on your blog over the course of the months (letting me know which days you will choose).
Now you may be wondering what is in this for you and your blog? Well, I could provide you with a free version of “The Blue Veil”. You could also review the depression awareness organizations I’ve , which I will send you, to see if there is one you would like to be included and I will certainly look into it.
More on “The Blue Veil”:
Up to 58 MILLION suffer from it in the US alone, and VERY FEW talk about it. Is it your friend, colleague or neighbor? Now, finally, ‘The Blue Veil’ brings a modern, raw account of depression. Read it and understand your loved ones better. Be assured that no one is alone.
``Leigh has everything going for her when the unthinkable happens. She loses control of her own emotions and everything in her life begins to slip away. With a marriage strained to the brink, the loss of her father, fertility issues and the loss of her job, will Leigh be able to move beyond The Blue Veil and take back control of her future?``
Thanks so much for your consideration and efforts. I understand that you are busy, so I wanted to express my sincere gratitude. It is with great respect for you and your blog that I write this email and it would mean so much to me to have your readers aware of my efforts.
Please do not hesitate to contact me at any time if you have any questions regarding my request.
Sincerely yours,
Leigh Turgeon
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