Medicating Normal (2020)
Medicating Normal (2020)
Good for profits. Bad for patients.
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.

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Cast

Dave Cope Dave Cope As: Self
Brianna Cope Brianna Cope As: Self - Dave's Wife
Shalamar Fairweather Shalamar Fairweather As: Self
Angie Peacock Angie Peacock As: Self
Rebecka Green Rebecka Green As: Self
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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.


Tagline: Good for profits. Bad for patients.
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Documentary

Language: English

Release Date: 15 September 2020

Country: US

Runtime: 76m

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Cast

Dave Cope

Dave Cope

Self

Brianna Cope

Brianna Cope

Self - Dave's Wife

Shalamar Fairweather

Shalamar Fairweather

Self

Angie Peacock

Angie Peacock

Self

Rebecka Green

Rebecka Green

Self

Tabita Green

Tabita Green

Self - Rebecka's Mom

Todd Green

Todd Green

Self - Rebecka's Dad

Ivan Jourdain

Ivan Jourdain

Self - Pharmacist, Ivan Pharmacy

Mary Neal Vieten

Mary Neal Vieten

Self - Psychologist; Commander, US Navy (RC)

Allen J. Frances

Allen J. Frances

Self - Chair, Dept. of Psychiatry, Duke Univ Med School

Anna Lembke

Anna Lembke

Self - Psychiatrist; Professor, Stanford Univ Med School

Robert Whitaker

Robert Whitaker

Self - Journalist & Author

Kelly Brogan

Kelly Brogan

Self - Psychiatrist

Peter Gøtzsche

Peter Gøtzsche

Self - Professor, Univ of Copenhagen

David Cohen

David Cohen

Self - Professor of Social Welfare, UCLA

Kristian Rasmussen

Kristian Rasmussen

Self - Attorney

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Writing Credits

Not currently known.

Production Crew

Muffie Meyer

Muffie Meyer

Producer

Alison Ellwood

Alison Ellwood

Consulting Producer

Wendy Ractliffe

Wendy Ractliffe

Producer

Lisa Segalas

Lisa Segalas

Associate Producer

Court Cunningham

Court Cunningham

Associate Producer

Lynn Cunningham

Lynn Cunningham

Producer

Wendy Ractliffe

Wendy Ractliffe

Executive Producer

Carol Wilson Baldwin

Carol Wilson Baldwin

Line Producer

Lynn Cunningham

Lynn Cunningham

Executive Producer

Edited By

Nora Tennessen

Nora Tennessen

Assistant Editor

Anne Yao

Anne Yao

Assistant Editor

Dylan Greiss

Dylan Greiss

Online Editor

Jane Tolmachyov

Jane Tolmachyov

Colorist

David Dawkins

David Dawkins

Editor

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Ed Campbell

Ed Campbell

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Deborah Wallach

Deborah Wallach

Supervising Sound Editor

Nathan Halpern

Nathan Halpern

Music

Alan Barker

Alan Barker

Location Sound Recordist

Visual Effects

Molly Schwartz

Molly Schwartz

Animation

Alisa Placas Frutman

Alisa Placas Frutman

Animation

Sean Donnelly

Sean Donnelly

Animation

Paul Docherty

Paul Docherty

Visual Effects Designer

Camera

Joan Churchill

Joan Churchill

Director of Photography

Ted Hayash

Ted Hayash

Additional Camera

Laura Nespola

Laura Nespola

Assistant Camera

David Dawkins

David Dawkins

Additional Camera

Lighting

Ned Hallick

Ned Hallick

Lighting Design

Art Department

Not currently known.

Other Crew

Robert Pycior

Robert Pycior

Additional Music

Tabita Green

Tabita Green

In Memory Of

Chris Ruggiero

Chris Ruggiero

Additional Music

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