Medicating Normal (2020)

Medicating Normal (2020)

Good for profits. Bad for patients. 2020-09-15 United States of America 76 Min. PG-13
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Overview

One in five Americans is taking a psychiatric drug, including millions of children. Pharmaceutical companies have over-hyped the benefits of these drugs, while hiding the risks and severe side effects including physiological dependence. "Medicating Normal" explores what happens when for- profit medicine intersects with human beings in distress.

Cast

Dave Cope is Self
Brianna Cope is Self - Dave's Wife
Self - Dave's Wife
Tabita Green is Self - Rebecka's Mom
Self - Rebecka's Mom
Todd Green is Self - Rebecka's Dad
Self - Rebecka's Dad
Ivan Jourdain is Self - Pharmacist, Ivan Pharmacy
Self - Pharmacist, Ivan Pharmacy
Mary Neal Vieten is Self  - Psychologist; Commander, US Navy (RC)
Self - Psychologist; Commander, US Navy (RC)
Allen J. Frances is Self  - Chair, Dept. of Psychiatry, Duke Univ Med School
Self - Chair, Dept. of Psychiatry, Duke Univ Med School
Anna Lembke is Self - Psychiatrist; Professor, Stanford Univ Med School
Self - Psychiatrist; Professor, Stanford Univ Med School
Robert Whitaker is Self  - Journalist & Author
Self - Journalist & Author