Aftab: Is institutional corruption a problem specific to psychiatry or something that is endemic in medicine in general?
Cosgrove: It is a problem that is endemic in medicine in general. It has been well documented that when clinical practice guidelines are developed primarily or solely by medical specialty groups, they tend to make recommendations that serve the interests of their guild, and when guideline developers have commercial ties, they tend to make recommendations that serve commercial interests, often overestimating efficacy and minimizing harms (of drugs, screening, and interventions). Alycia Santilli Barbara Fair John Shively Johnny Eric Williams Maurice Williams
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