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Autism Misdiagnosis

by CCHR Florida | Apr 30, 2012 | Alternatives, Children and Teens, Disabled Persons, DSM, Fraud, Mental Health Screening, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights

The number of children being diagnosed with autism is ever increasingly on the rise. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently reported that autism is almost twice as common as it was five years ago.

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).

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

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

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

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...
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

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...
Being Depressed a Dangerous Condition

Child Mental Health—Parents Losing Control

by CCHR Florida | Jan 16, 2012 | Children and Teens, Mental Health Screening, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Rights

Parents send their children off to school every day in hopes of them getting a good education and growing up to be mature responsible adults.  But what about child mental health?  Is that something you want addressed at your child’s school?  Are you aware of any sort...
Being Depressed a Dangerous Condition

Thyroid Disorder and Depression

by CCHR Florida | Dec 5, 2011 | Mental Illness, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Drugs

A thyroid disorder can lead to depression. It is unfortunate that this side effect has been misdiagnosed by so many psychiatrists. How well do psychiatric practitioners know their medical facts? Would they recognize a thyroid disorder when one is presented? Apparently...
Being Depressed a Dangerous Condition

The truth about Psychiatric drugs

by CCHR Florida | Oct 24, 2011 | Fraud, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs

The recent reliance on psychiatric drugs to treat any and all problems in thought, learning, traumatic and even social situations, often replaces actual solutions to life’s problems.   Psychiatric drugs have become a mainstream phrase that 100% of our population is...

Tremendous amount of money spent on mental health care

by CCHR Florida | Aug 21, 2011 | Mental Health Screening, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Disorders

A Public Service Announcement from the Citizens Commission on Human Rights of Florida Friday’s CNN Report: Clearly shows a tremendous amount of money going into the mental health industry Wondering what the amount of money spent on mental health care actually...
Being Depressed a Dangerous Condition

The Marketing of Mental Illness: Drug Profits Soar

by CCHR Florida | Jul 1, 2011 | Mental Illness

A half a decade ago, mental illness was relatively rare, found mostly in mental institutions or out-patient clinics, not in the mainstream. A radically different scene exists today. Millions of school children, previously considered bored or unruly, are now considered...
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