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Depression in the Elderly and Psychiatric Drugs

Depression in the Elderly and Psychiatric Drugs

by CCHR Florida | May 21, 2013 | Elderly, Fraud, Mental Illness, Military & Veterans, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, 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...
Depression in the Elderly and Psychiatric Drugs

NIMH Casts Aside DSM V

by CCHR Florida | May 21, 2013 | Alternatives, DSM, Mental Health Screening, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights

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...
Depression in the Elderly and Psychiatric Drugs

Informed Consent and Psychiatric Drugging

by CCHR Florida | May 21, 2013 | Alternatives, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights

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....
Depression in the Elderly and Psychiatric Drugs

Informed Consent and Psychiatric Drugging

by CCHR Florida | May 15, 2013 | Alternatives, Children and Teens, Mental Health Screening, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights

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....
Depression in the Elderly and Psychiatric Drugs

Insomnia is More Desirable Than Side Effects of Halcion

by CCHR Florida | Apr 19, 2013 | Psychiatric Drugs

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...
Depression in the Elderly and Psychiatric Drugs

Psychiatric Drugs Made Colorado Shooter Violent

by CCHR Florida | Apr 17, 2013 | Legislation, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Drugs

Last summer James Holmes opened fire in a Colorado movie theater and killed twelve people and wounded more than fifty others. Mainstream media didn’t give any logical motives and did not even ask the right kind of questions. Doesn’t anyone wonder how a graduate...
Depression in the Elderly and Psychiatric Drugs

Benzodiazepines Can Cause Dementia and Other Serious Side Effects

by CCHR Florida | Apr 1, 2013 | Alternatives, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights

Psychiatric drugs such as Xanax and Valium are pretty much on the same level of notoriety as Prozac and Zoloft.  However, Xanax and Valium are not antidepressants but are benzodiazepines.   Benzodiazepines have sedative and hypnotic effects.  They are widely...
Depression in the Elderly and Psychiatric Drugs

Prescribing ADHD Drugs to Children as a Study Aid is Unethical

by CCHR Florida | Mar 15, 2013 | Alternatives, Children and Teens, Mental Health Screening, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights

Stimulant drugs are routinely prescribed these days for children who can’t sit still in class or who can’t concentrate and focus on their work.  Many doctors will be overly quick to diagnose ADHD and write a prescription.  If this wasn’t bad enough, it has now gone...
Early Symptoms of Autism and Psychiatric Drugs

Early Symptoms of Autism and Psychiatric Drugs

by CCHR Florida | Feb 14, 2013 | Alternatives, Children and Teens, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights

There are early symptoms of autism that parents are told to watch for in a baby or toddler. Some of them are: Does not respond with a smile if you smile at him or her Will not respond to a familiar voice or to his name Won’t reach to you to be picked up Doesn’t wave...
Depression in the Elderly and Psychiatric Drugs

Disruptive Behavior Disorder and Psychiatric Drugs

by CCHR Florida | Jan 29, 2013 | Alternatives, Children and Teens, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights

Disruptive behavior disorder is often diagnosed when a child disrupts activities or otherwise acts out when being told “no.” Parents may feel helpless when this behavior becomes consistent, especially when there are other children in the family affected by his or her...
Depression in the Elderly and Psychiatric Drugs

Psychiatric Meds and Criminality

by CCHR Florida | Jan 9, 2013 | Mental Health Screening, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights

A recent article published in “Smart KIDS Learning Disabilities”, claiming that ADHD medication reduces criminal behavior is, without a doubt, a scandalous conscious effort to advocate the taking of psychiatric drugs, especially among young adults. Not only are the...
Depression in the Elderly and Psychiatric Drugs

Psychiatric Drugs and Designer Drug 2C-I Are Similar in Nature

by CCHR Florida | Oct 19, 2012 | Psychiatric Drugs

Designer drugs, Smiles, K-2, Spice, and more, are responsible for the deaths of some of our most talented celebrities, young women and men and behind it all, we need to find out where are these drugs coming from.

Depression in the Elderly and Psychiatric Drugs

Childhood Depression – Yes, we Have a Drug for That

by CCHR Florida | Oct 19, 2012 | Children and Teens, DSM, Fraud, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights

Child deaths are results of multiple psychiatric drugs at the early age of three and four years old. It’s vital to read factual information and not pay attention to biased and vested opinions.

Depression in the Elderly and Psychiatric Drugs

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

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.

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