Because that’s what my mother claims and I’m not sure if that’s her distorted perspective, since I heard that doctors where I was from were currupt and would get paid money if they prescribe a certain medication, which is likely the reason why there is a huge distrust in medications amongst my family.
My mother keep citing anecdotal evidence, like how one of my relatives got diagsnosed with depression and refused to take medication and “they got over” their depression, and keeps telling me medication is bad.
We came from mainland China, btw.
Is this a thing in the US? Are doctors just as evil/corrupt?
Yep!
Everyone I knew who went to get psychiatric services at a major hospital in the midwest was prescribed Risperidone, whether they needed it or not. We all had psychiatric side-effects (terrifying temporary amnesia) and the hospital recommended that we treat those side effects by going inpatient. :)
Literally: here’s an anti-psychotic drug you don’t need, oops you feel crazy? better spend tens of thousands of dollars on a one-month stay in our hospital