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[!summary]The article challenges the prevailing view that anxiety and depression are solely chemical disorders and argues that they are largely social problems. The authors highlight the flaws in the current psychiatric model, including the overprescription of ineffective drugs and the influence of pharmaceutical companies on mental health protocols. They emphasize the need to consider environmental, societal, and familial factors in understanding mental health disorders. The authors suggest that a holistic approach, incorporating multiple disciplines such as anthropology and epigenetics, is necessary to uncover the true causes of anxiety and depression.
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As Whitaker has written about before, when pharmaceutical companies don’t like the results of their trials, they’re scrapped until more suitable results are recorded.