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Professor David Cohen

2025

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00:44:16

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MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT PART 3 - LITHIUM ARGUMENT AND A BROKEN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT PART 3 - LITHIUM ARGUMENT AND A BROKEN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

David Cohen, PhD and MSW with 50+ years of experience, discusses the nuances of medication assisted treatment (MAT) and whether it is actually helpful. Part 3 of 3.

2025

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00:40:03

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MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT PART 2 - ADHD IS OVER-MEDICATED AND DSM IS INVALID
MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT PART 2 - ADHD IS OVER-MEDICATED AND DSM IS INVALID

David Cohen, PhD and MSW with 50+ years of experience, discusses the nuances of medication assisted treatment (MAT) and whether it is actually helpful. Part 2 of 3.

2025

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00:37:03

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MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT PART 1 - THE NUANCE OF MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) IN ADDICTION
MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT PART 1 - THE NUANCE OF MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) IN ADDICTION

David Cohen, PhD and MSW with 50+ years of experience, discusses the nuances of medication assisted treatment (MAT) and whether it is actually helpful. Part 1 of 3.

2024

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01:31:14

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INFORMED CONSENT WITH DAVID COHEN
INFORMED CONSENT WITH DAVID COHEN

David Cohen talks about informed consent as it relates to psychiatric treatment, including what should be included, how it gets distorted and more.

2022

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01:19:27

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DAVID COHEN: PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, PSYCHIATRIC MEDICINE, BIG PHARMA & THE MEDICALIZATION OF EVERYTHING
DAVID COHEN: PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, PSYCHIATRIC MEDICINE, BIG PHARMA & THE MEDICALIZATION OF EVERYTHING

Conversation with Dr. David Cohen, a professor at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs. His research looks at psychoactive drugs (prescribed, licit, and illicit) and their desirable and undesirable effects as socio-cultural phenomena 'constructed' through language, policy, attitudes, and social interactions.

2020

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00:02:01

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PSYCHIATRIC DRUGS ARE PSYCHOACTIVE - LIKE ALCOHOL AND STREET DRUGS: DAVID COHEN, PHD
PSYCHIATRIC DRUGS ARE PSYCHOACTIVE - LIKE ALCOHOL AND STREET DRUGS: DAVID COHEN, PHD

2020

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00:03:04

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WITHDRAWAL FROM PSYCH DRUGS - UCLA PROFESSOR DAVID COHEN, PHD
WITHDRAWAL FROM PSYCH DRUGS - UCLA PROFESSOR DAVID COHEN, PHD

2020

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00:03:07

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DO PSYCHIATRIC DRUGS HELP OR HARM? - UCLA PROFESSOR DAVID COHEN, PHD
DO PSYCHIATRIC DRUGS HELP OR HARM? - UCLA PROFESSOR DAVID COHEN, PHD

2020

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00:03:29

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MENTAL ILLNESS IS NOT A BRAIN DISORDER: UCLA PROFESSOR DAVID COHEN, PHD
MENTAL ILLNESS IS NOT A BRAIN DISORDER: UCLA PROFESSOR DAVID COHEN, PHD

2020

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00:03:19

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SADNESS IS NOT A BRAIN DISORDER OR CHEMICAL IMBALANCE: UCLA PROFESSOR DAVID COHEN, PHD
SADNESS IS NOT A BRAIN DISORDER OR CHEMICAL IMBALANCE: UCLA PROFESSOR DAVID COHEN, PHD

2020

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00:02:38

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THE DIRTY SCIENCE OF THE MENTAL HEALTH INDUSTRY - UCLA PROFESSOR DAVID COHEN, PHD
THE DIRTY SCIENCE OF THE MENTAL HEALTH INDUSTRY - UCLA PROFESSOR DAVID COHEN, PHD

2020

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00:02:56

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INFORMED CONSENT RARELY GIVEN IN PSYCHIATRY & PATIENTS OFTEN FORCED INTO TREATMENT: DR. DAVID COHEN
INFORMED CONSENT RARELY GIVEN IN PSYCHIATRY & PATIENTS OFTEN FORCED INTO TREATMENT: DR. DAVID COHEN

2019

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00:03:07

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THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS AN ANTIDEPRESSANT: UCLA PROFESSOR DAVID COHEN, PHD
THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS AN ANTIDEPRESSANT: UCLA PROFESSOR DAVID COHEN, PHD

2019

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00:03:25

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PSYCHIATRIC DRUGS ARE NOT SO DIFFERENT FROM COCAINE, HEROIN, LSD AND MARIJUANA: DR. DAVID COHEN
PSYCHIATRIC DRUGS ARE NOT SO DIFFERENT FROM COCAINE, HEROIN, LSD AND MARIJUANA: DR. DAVID COHEN

2019

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00:02:15

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MEDICALIZING CHILDREN'S PROBLEMS: UCLA PROFESSOR DAVID COHEN, PHD
MEDICALIZING CHILDREN'S PROBLEMS: UCLA PROFESSOR DAVID COHEN, PHD

2019

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00:57:03

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IS MENTAL ILLNESS A SOCIAL CONSTRUCT?
IS MENTAL ILLNESS A SOCIAL CONSTRUCT?

One of the most comprehensive and cutting edge critiques of our mental health care system by Dr. David Cohen, Dr. Tomi Gomory and Dr. Stuart Kirk in their book, Mad Science: Psychiatric Coercion, Diagnosis and Drugs.

2000

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00:13:50

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DAVID COHEN, PHD DRUGS IN PSYCHIATRY AS A SOCIAL-CULTURAL PHENOMENON PART 2
DAVID COHEN, PHD DRUGS IN PSYCHIATRY AS A SOCIAL-CULTURAL PHENOMENON PART 2

David Cohen, PhD. at the ICSPP Conference in 2000 (Part 2).

2000

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00:14:21

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DAVID COHEN, PHD DRUGS IN PSYCHIATRY AS A SOCIAL-CULTURAL PHENOMENON PART I
DAVID COHEN, PHD DRUGS IN PSYCHIATRY AS A SOCIAL-CULTURAL PHENOMENON PART I

David Cohen, PhD. at the ICSPP Conference in 2000 (Part 1).

Professor of Social Work and researcher whose work has focused on the effects, ethics and lived experience of psychiatric drug treatment.

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