This article is disturbing: Doctors Influenced By Mention Of Drug Ads: Offbeat Study Finds Familiar Brand Name Can Evoke A Diagnosis Of Depression.

Apparently if you drop the name of a med you’ve seen on TV, you’re statistically more likely to walk out of your doctor’s office with script. (If they trust us to self-diagnose so readily, why can’t I call in a freaking codine cough syrup prescription when I want one?)