Depression in the Elderly and Psychiatric Drugs
Depression in elderly patients is commonly treated with the use of psychiatric drugs, especially when these seniors live in assisted living situations or nursing homes. The rate of depression, one might assume, would increase when the elderly are far from family and...NIMH Casts Aside DSM V
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is the federal agency that conducts and supports research that seeks to understand, treat, and prevent mental illness. NIMH recently dismissed the long awaited DSM V manual as being unworthy of NIMH’s future research and...Toddlers Labeled with Internet Addiction Disorder
Internet addiction disorder is a controversial psychiatric label placed on people who spend a lot of time in a variety of internet activities. These have included visiting gambling and pornography websites, spending too much time playing online games or constantly...Informed Consent and Psychiatric Drugging
All 50 states now require an informed consent document be signed before medical treatment of either a physical or mental nature. A psychiatrist, like a medical doctor, is required to tell his patient of any benefits, risks and alternatives to his proposed treatment....DSM-V Shows Insanity of Psychiatry
The latest version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) is due to be released this month. It has been published by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) since 1952. Its purpose is to identify and classify “mental disorders.” In...Informed Consent and Psychiatric Drugging
All 50 states now require an informed consent document be signed before medical treatment of either a physical or mental nature. A psychiatrist, like a medical doctor, is required to tell his patient of any benefits, risks and alternatives to his proposed treatment....Involuntary incarceration isn’t solution for personal, social ills
National tragedies like the student massacres in Columbine, Colorado; Blacksburg, Virginia; and Newtown, Connecticut tend to revive state and national debates and legislation on mental health reforms. This often heated political discussion involves the involuntary...Putting Children on Antipsychotics Is Unconscionable
Antipsychotics are dangerous mind-altering psychiatric drugs that are usually prescribed for schizophrenia and bipolar. They are increasingly being prescribed for disruptive behavior “disorders” in children. These drugs have enough alarming potential side effects so...Mental Disorder Test Must Include Physical Exam
Any mental disorder test should be accompanied by a physical exam. Since the psychiatric profession admits there is no mental disorder test to determine which of their many labeled mental diseases a person may have, it is important to look elsewhere for a cause. For...Mitochondrial Disease and Psychiatric Disorders
Mitochondrial disease is a physical disease, not a mental one. The condition results from the failure of the mitochondria, which are specialized parts in almost every cell of the body. The mitochondria create over 90% of the body’s energy; energy which is required to...Going to Sleep with Benzodiazepines Carry Huge Risks
Benzodiazepines tranquilizers first appeared in 1960 with the introduction of Librium followed in 1963 by Valium. This class of drug was originally intended for anxiety but since they made people drowsy, they also started being prescribed as a sleep aid. These two...
CCHR Florida on Bay News 9
CCHR Florida’s Television Commercial Thanks to the help of Bay News 9 and thanks to Dr. Richard Wallace at Bayside Urgent Care CCHR Florida’s commercial has now started airing all week long on Bay News 9! Take a look and pass it along! CCHR Florida has a...Insomnia is More Desirable Than Side Effects of Halcion
Halcion is a psychiatric drug used to treat insomnia and sometimes to reduce anxiety before dental work. It is a benzodiazepine which means it is a sedative hypnotic. It basically makes your central nervous system go into low gear so that you can go to sleep or be...What is Anorexia? Mental Treatment vs. Physical Causes
What is anorexia? The free online medical dictionary defines anorexia nervosa as “an eating disorder usually occurring in adolescent females, characterized by refusal to maintain a normal minimal body weight, fear of gaining weight or becoming obese, disturbance of...Contact CCHR Florida
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