How drug companies turned “depression” into a billion-dollar industry

Once upon a time, anxiety was anxiety. Maybe you were going for a root canal, taking a flight when you were a nervous flier, or meeting your in-laws for the first time, so you had “nerves.” That was then. Sensing an untapped market, drugmakers who funded writers of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Read more… How drug companies turned “depression” into a billion-dollar industry originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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How drug companies turned “depression” into a billion-dollar industry

Once upon a time, anxiety was anxiety. Maybe you were going for a root canal, taking a flight when you were a nervous flier, or meeting your in-laws for the first time, so you had “nerves.” That was then. Sensing an untapped market, drugmakers who funded writers of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental

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How drug companies turned “depression” into a billion-dollar industry originally appeared in KevinMD.com.