Socio-cultural comment on a range of issues, including literature, music and mental health
Gwenyth Paltrow’s so-called wellness business was hit with fines for deceptive marketing of products that she claimed would address depression and other ailments.
First story in a new series on charlatans in the mental health world.
Sometimes the health advocacy world feels like an elite club. Psychotic conditions are excluded from membership – no colours, no ribbons, no champions and no campaign. If there is an awareness campaign, its nigh on invisible in Australia. Is schizophrenia still locked in the attic?
Why are behaviours like self-harm and hearing voices medicalised in some cultures yet glorified in others? Medical historians may shed light on this issue.
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