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Behind the Smiles: Mental Health in South Korea’s High-Pressure Society

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A Silent Crisis Despite rising awareness, mental health is still a taboo topic in many Korean families. Community-based support is severely underfunded. According to OECD data, South Korea has the highest suicide rate among member nations. Psychiatric institutions are increasing rapidly across the country. The implication?

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Irrational Polypharmacy: How Integrated Mental Health Treatment Can Help

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According to Moncrieff, mainstream psychiatry’s theory of drug action is that psychiatric drugs work by healing some underlying brain abnormality, thus supporting the concept of biological psychiatry. C urrently, antidepressants are among the most commonly prescribed drugs for a wide range of diagnoses, not just depression and anxiety.