Selling Sickness: An Ill For Every Pill (2005)
SELLING SICKNESS exposes the unhealthy relationship between society, medical science and the pharmaceutical industry.
Shyness becomes branded as ‘Social Anxiety Disorder,’ constant worry becomes ‘Generalized Anxiety Disorder,’ and premenstrual tension is now ‘Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder.’ The sale of SSRI anti-depressant medications used to treat these and other diseases, such as Paxil, Zoloft and Prozac, has become an annual $20 billion market.