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Article: THE PSYCHO-PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX: As profits from mental illness grow, we see more of it
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- CCPA Monitor
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- May 1, 2008
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Copyright informationCopyright Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives May 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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In Eugene Jarecki's documentary film Why We Fight, about the U.S. military-industrial complex, U.S. foreign policy critic Chalmers Johnson says, "I guarantee you that, when war becomes that profitable, you are going to see more of it."
Similarly, as mental illness has become extremely profitable, we are seeing more of it.
The New York Times reported a few months ago: "The number of American children and adolescents treated for bipolar disorder increased 40-fold from 1984 to 2003... Drug makers and company-sponsored psychiatrists have been encouraging doctors to look for the disorder." (Bipolar Illness Soars as a Diagnosis for the Young.)
Not too long ago, a child who was irritable, moody, ...