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Being Depressed a Dangerous Condition

Being Depressed a Dangerous Condition

by CCHR Florida | Apr 9, 2012 | Alternatives, DSM, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs

Being depressed can be dangerous. Far beyond the upset caused by being down in the dumps, being depressed can make a person subject to intense scrutiny by not only the
psychiatric profession at large, but also the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS).

The Dangers of Celexa and Other SSRI Antidepressants

by CCHR Florida | Apr 6, 2012 | Psychiatric Drugs

Celexa is an antidepressant used to treat depression as well as various forms of anxiety. It is in the group of psychiatric drugs called SSRIs, or Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors. Other more well-known drugs in this category are Prozac, Paxil and Zoloft. These...
Being Depressed a Dangerous Condition

Selling Technology as a False Answer

by CCHR Florida | Mar 27, 2012 | Alternatives, Mental Health Screening, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights

By Kenneth W. Thomas, RN In an article on March 13, 2012 by Melody Mendez, I read with amazement how technology claims to help diagnose serious mental illnesses such as Depression, ADHD and “other disorders”. In this article quoting information from the Neuro-Therapy...
Being Depressed a Dangerous Condition

Using Synthetic Marijuana a Dangerous Pastime

by CCHR Florida | Mar 27, 2012 | Baker Act, Children and Teens, Mental Health Screening, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights, Suicide

Ingesting dangerous, synthetic marijuana may well result in a trip to the hospital. Some young people have even been brought to the psychiatric ward under the state’s involuntary commitment law. Drugs with names like “Mr. Smiley,”, “Red X Dawn” and “Spice” were, until...
Being Depressed a Dangerous Condition

Psychotic Disorders –in Everyday Life?

by CCHR Florida | Mar 21, 2012 | Children and Teens, Fraud, Mental Health Screening, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights

When an associate professor of pharmacology at Georgetown University, Dr. Fugh Berman, was asked by two students if they should take a powerful antipsychotic to help them sleep, she was outraged. The young people had not even been given such simple advice as “drink...
Being Depressed a Dangerous Condition

Ritalin Side Effects and the Placebo Effect

by CCHR Florida | Mar 13, 2012 | Children and Teens, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights

According to a recent article, the placebo effect is being used as an experimental tool on unwitting school children. At least the placebo effect from a power bar with the dubious pronouncement “improves writing power” will not cause permanent mental disability. ...
Being Depressed a Dangerous Condition

About Special education and Black Teenagers

by CCHR Florida | Mar 5, 2012 | Alternatives, Children and Teens, Mental Health Screening, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights

Many  people don’t know about special education and the disproportionate number of black  teenagers, especially African American boys who are placed in these classrooms. What do we know about special education? It is a $60 billion industry. When it is misused, black...
Being Depressed a Dangerous Condition

The Heart Risks of Psychiatric Drugs

by CCHR Florida | Feb 20, 2012 | Alternatives, Children and Teens, Mental Health Screening, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights

In today’s world of over-specialized and drug-infused medicine, doctors hand out pills for everything, often prescribing drugs without regard to side effects on patients’ general health.  Dentists use mercury, which may preserve teeth but is highly toxic to the rest...
Being Depressed a Dangerous Condition

People with ADHD and Suicide Risk

by CCHR Florida | Feb 20, 2012 | Alternatives, Mental Health Screening, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Suicide

It is well known that people with ADHD may be at risk for suicidal thoughts and behavior. But in the 1950s and 1960s children daydreamed and stared out the window during school, or barely sat still while their teacher droned on about subjects the child had no interest...
Being Depressed a Dangerous Condition

DSM 5 Outrages Mental Health Professionals

by CCHR Florida | Feb 13, 2012 | DSM, Psychiatric Disorders

DSM 5, the fifth edition of the influential Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, has gone a bit far, even for its own proponents. What human emotions and reactions have now been labeled mental illnesses in DSM 5, this latest edition of the psychiatric Bible? For one,...
Being Depressed a Dangerous Condition

No Benefits From ADHD Meds

by CCHR Florida | Feb 9, 2012 | Mental Illness, Psychiatric Disorders

Over the past thirty years, the use of ADHD meds has increased twenty-fold so that three million children are taking these drugs today.  Innocently enough, someone could assume there must be a lot of kids out there that have ADHD and it’s good that they are getting...

Channel 10 News Report-Hard Drugs Given to Children

by CCHR Florida | Feb 7, 2012 | Children and Teens, Mental Health Screening, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs

 Channel 10 News Report Watch this short Video:  http://origin.tampabays10.com/investigators/article/236965/34/Dangerous-psychotropic-drugs-given-to-kids-in-foster-care TAMPA, Fla. — Mind-altering drugs for kids as young three years old? It’s a...
Being Depressed a Dangerous Condition

Mental Health First Aid a Dangerous Precedent

by CCHR Florida | Feb 6, 2012 | Mental Health Screening, Mental Illness

Philadelphia and other cities plan to train thousands to render mental health first aid. The plan is to conduct 12 hour courses for interested public, who will then take a certification test. Medical Doctors need to study for 8 years to become licensed physicians,...
Being Depressed a Dangerous Condition

Is Child Mental Illness Worsening Or Is the Definition Expanding?

by CCHR Florida | Jan 27, 2012 | Children and Teens, Mental Health Screening, Psychiatric Disorders

We would all agree that child mental health is an important issue in society.  Recent trends might lead us to believe that mental illness is on the rise, and that modern “science” is now properly labeling the countless “mental disorders” that children, adults and the...
Being Depressed a Dangerous Condition

Are Cats a Factor in Your Mental Health?

by CCHR Florida | Jan 27, 2012 | Mental Health Screening, Mental Illness

As silly as it sounds, psychiatrists would like you to believe that cats could have something to do with your mental health.  They have put forth information linking cats to schizophrenia which is based only on speculation and convenient correlations, not any...
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