Documentary
Medicating Normal (2020)
"Good for profits. Bad for patients."
Director: Lynn Cunningham, Wendy Ractliffe
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.
Top Billed Cast
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Dave Cope
Self
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Brianna Cope
Self - Dave's Wife
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Shalamar Fairweather
Self
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Angie Peacock
Self
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Rebecka Green
Self
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Tabita Green
Self - Rebecka's Mom
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Todd Green
Self - Rebecka's Dad
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Ivan Jourdain
Self - Pharmacist, Ivan Pharmacy
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Mary Neal Vieten
Self - Psychologist; Commander, US Navy (RC)
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Allen J. Frances
Self - Chair, Dept. of Psychiatry, Duke Univ Med School
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Anna Lembke
Self - Psychiatrist; Professor, Stanford Univ Med School
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Robert Whitaker
Self - Journalist & Author
Videos
Medicating Normal Trailer
Trailer
