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Depression Is One of the Major Symptoms of Hypothyroidism

by CCHR Florida | Oct 1, 2012 | Mental Illness, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs

Depression, one of the most common symptoms of hypothyroidism, is often treated with anti-depressant drugs. However, taking the correct hormone medication instead would handle the true cause of such feelings and relieve the person’s symptoms. Hypothyroidism is a...

Antipsychotics Damage the Brain

by CCHR Florida | Oct 1, 2012 | Mental Illness, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs

Antipsychotics used to be prescribed primarily for the “mental disorder” called schizophrenia. Since there is no schizophrenia epidemic, then what is the explanation to account for the increased use of antipsychotics?

Infant Mental Health an Unnecessary Tool

by CCHR Florida | Oct 1, 2012 | Children and Teens, Mental Health Screening, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights

What exactly is infant mental health? It is loosely defined as the healthy social and emotional development of a child from birth to three years old. What does that mean exactly?

The Depressed and Drug-Free Treatment

by CCHR Florida | Oct 1, 2012 | Alternatives, Fraud, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights

The physical causes of depression are typically not looked for by the medical community. Many people are placed on mind-altering drugs instead. Learn more about the alternatives and protect your rights to informed consent.

Effexor Side Effects include Brain Damage

by CCHR Florida | Sep 17, 2012 | Mental Health Screening, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Drugs

Effexor side effects (and this would include other antidepressants as well as Effexor) may cause permanent brain damage. Psychologist Gary Greenberg expressed his concern, citing studies that showed high doses of these drugs cause changes in neurons.

What Are We Doing to Children Termed “Learning Disabled?”

by CCHR Florida | Sep 14, 2012 | Alternatives, Children and Teens, Disabled Persons, DSM, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights

Imagine if Kim’s parents hadn’t found a different school for her. Would she still be a “learning disabled” high school student today, struggling with her studies? How many kids out there are doing just that because they don’t have the opportunity to go to another school?

Brand New Powerful Video from CCHR Florida

by CCHR Florida | Sep 12, 2012 | Alternatives, Baker Act, Children and Teens, Mental Health Screening, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights, Suicide

The FDA places strong warnings on mental health drugs. Unfortunately most people are not fully informed of the risks of these drugs prior to taking them. This video will open your eyes to the truth about mental health drugs.

Nicky Baker "Just a Boy" OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO -Produced by CCHR FLORIDA

by CCHR Florida | Sep 10, 2012 | Alternatives, Children and Teens, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Suicide

Nicky Baker, Songwriter and international vocalist, performs her new song, “Just a Boy”! Many families are unaware that the mental health diagnoses of depression, ADHD, and the-like, have no medical test to evidence that they exist. Let’s help educate families...

Free Speech Leads to Involuntary Psychiatric Hospital Visit for Retired Marine

by CCHR Florida | Sep 3, 2012 | Baker Act, Military & Veterans, Psychiatric Abuse

Free speech and first amendment rights were ignored recently in Virginia where former Marine Brandon Raub was greeted at the door of his home on August 16th by local police, FBI and Secret Service agents. They had supposedly received reports about things he had posted on Facebook which implied to them he was perhaps a domestic terrorist in the making. He was detained without charge, not read his rights, handcuffed and taken to the psychiatric hospital ward for Behavioral Health at John Randolph Medical Center in Hopewell for psychiatric evaluation.

Mentally Ill and The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

by CCHR Florida | Sep 3, 2012 | Children and Teens, Disabled Persons, Elderly, Fraud, Mental Health Screening, Psychiatric Abuse

According to this document, an employer who refused to hire or retain a mentally ill person, even if he were acting strangely due to use of psychiatric drugs would be in violation of the Convention.

Electric Shocks Are Inhumane and Barbaric

by CCHR Florida | Aug 31, 2012 | Fraud, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Abuse

Eighteen year-old Andre McCollins, being electric shocked while face down and restrained. He was shocked thirty-one times over a seven hour period because he would not take off his coat.

The Modern “Medication Generation” –Learned to Say Yes To Drugs

by CCHR Florida | Aug 31, 2012 | Alternatives, Children and Teens, DSM, Fraud, Mental Health Screening, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights

Today, 4 million children begin their school day by taking a small yellow pill, Ritalin, to control their hyperactivity. Since 1990, there has been a 700% increase in the use of the stimulant. And more than 2.5 million prescriptions for anti-depressants were written for pre-schoolers and adolescents.

THE AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE ACT-Does It Provide More Health Care at Less Cost?

by CCHR Florida | Aug 31, 2012 | Fraud, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs

The Affordable Health Care Act plans to place even more resources into a field which not only fails to preserve mental health, but is destroying lives. The faith being placed in psychiatry and their drug treatments might be broken if full investigations were made following the horribly senseless killings and suicides by those prescribed such drugs.

Manic Depressive Natural Treatment

by CCHR Florida | Aug 27, 2012 | Alternatives, DSM, Fraud, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights

Many individuals are not informed of the alternative treatments that are available regarding depression and other mental health symptoms. There are numerous physical causes of mental health symptoms that can be evidenced with traditional medical tests.

Early ADHD Treatment Not Needed Nor Warranted

by CCHR Florida | Aug 24, 2012 | Alternatives, Children and Teens, DSM, Mental Health Screening, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights

It is true that children can be inattentive, unfocused, fidgety and hyperactive. Children are not adults and should not be expected to behave like one in class or any other place. Boys especially can have a lot of energy but it doesn’t mean they have a “mental disorder.”