About the film

Medicating Normal

20201076 min

Documentary

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.

Directors

Lynn CunninghamWendy Ractliffe

Actors

Dave CopeSelf Brianna CopeSelf - Dave's Wife Shalamar FairweatherSelf Angie PeacockSelf Rebecka GreenSelf Tabita GreenSelf - Rebecka's Mom Todd GreenSelf - Rebecka's Dad Ivan JourdainSelf - Pharmacist, Ivan Pharmacy Mary Neal VietenSelf - Psychologist; Commander, US Navy (RC)Allen J. FrancesSelf - Chair, Dept. of Psychiatry, Duke Univ Med School Anna LembkeSelf - Psychiatrist; Professor, Stanford Univ Med School Robert WhitakerSelf - Journalist & Author

Released

Sep 15, 2020

Country

United States of America

Medicating Normal

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