Scott Alexander presents and humorously critiques a series of strange psychiatric drug advertisements from the 1960s and 1970s, highlighting their peculiar imagery and messaging.
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Scott Alexander shares a collection of psychiatric drug advertisements from the 1960s and 1970s, highlighting their peculiar and often creepy nature. He comments on various aspects of these ads, including the evolution of psychiatric terminology, the relationship between drug therapy and psychoanalysis, and the bizarre imagery used to market antipsychotics. The post humorously critiques the ads' visual elements, puns, and implied messages, while also noting how they reflect changing attitudes in psychiatry over time.
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