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.
Kelly Brogan is an American psychiatrist and author of books on alternative medicine. She has promoted conspiracy theories and misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic and various discredited medical hypotheses. In 2023, she was charged with professional misconduct by the New York State Department of Health and forced to surrender her license to practice as a physician.