Healthy Skepticism Library item: 18177

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Publication type: Journal Article

Fava GA
Conflict of Interest in Psychopharmacology: Can Dr. Jekyll Still Control Mr. Hyde?
Psychother Psychosom 2004; 73:1-4
http://content.karger.com/ProdukteDB/produkte.asp?doi=10.1159/000074433

Abstract:

Robert L. Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde portrays the illusion of Dr. Jekyll of being able to fully reverse his transformation in Mr. Hyde. A point which is often not sufficiently appreciated is Jekyll’s attraction for Mr. Hyde. In what is probably the best movie picture taken from the story, a Hammer production directed by Terence Fisher, a social phobic and unattractive Dr. Jekyll is contrasted with a flamboyant and fascinating Mr. Hyde. Scientists with substantial conflict of interest claim full autonomy and independence. However, their financial ties become so intertwined with their lifestyle that the possibility of managing the dual role appears more and more difficult. And the reversal into Dr. Jekyll is almost impossible.