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7 Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate -
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8 Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate -
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9 Ibid.
10 Joseph Glenmullen, M.D., Prozac Backlash,
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16 Op. cit., Congressional Budget Office
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17 National Association of Health Underwriters,
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18 Op. cit., Mark Schiller, M.D.
19 Charles N. Kahn III, President, Health Insurance
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23 Op. cit., Mark Schiller, M.D.
24 Ibid.
25 Op. cit., Robert J. Franciosi.
26 Ibid.
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30 Op. cit., Charles N. Kahn III.
31 Op. cit., Mark Schiller, M.D.
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36 Barbara Martinez, “Far from Site, Employees
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38 Federal Document Clearing House transcript
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61 Ibid., p. 37.
62 Elliot S. Valenstein, Ph.D., Blaming the
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63 Ibid., p. 4.
64 Ibid.
65 Ibid.
66 Bruce Wiseman, Psychiatry: The Ultimate
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67 Op. cit., Margaret Hagen, Ph.D.
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77 Ibid., p. 125.
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