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.
Dave Cope
as Self
Brianna Cope
as Self - Dave's Wife
Shalamar Fairweather
as Self
Angie Peacock
as Self
Rebecka Green
as Self
Tabita Green
as Self - Rebecka's Mom
Todd Green
as Self - Rebecka's Dad
Ivan Jourdain
as Self - Pharmacist, Ivan Pharmacy
Mary Neal Vieten
as Self - Psychologist; Commander, US Navy (RC)
Allen J. Frances
as Self - Chair, Dept. of Psychiatry, Duke Univ Med School
Anna Lembke
as Self - Psychiatrist; Professor, Stanford Univ Med School
Robert Whitaker
as Self - Journalist & Author