Category Archives: Psychiatrists / Psychologists

When Life Became an Illness

Posted on May 14, 2012 by CCHR Florida

In life, we experience a wide range of feelings – grief, boredom, happiness, anger and
hopelessness, to name a few. These are all normal emotions that people feel
depending on the situations they are faced with each day. Continue reading →

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Autism Misdiagnosis

Posted on April 30, 2012 by CCHR Florida

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. Continue reading →

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Being Depressed a Dangerous Condition

Posted on April 9, 2012 by CCHR Florida

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). Continue reading →

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Selling Technology as a False Answer

Posted on March 27, 2012 by CCHR Florida

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 … Continue reading →

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Using Synthetic Marijuana a Dangerous Pastime

Posted on March 27, 2012 by CCHR Florida

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in Children, Drug Warnings, Drugs in Florida, Drugs in our Schools, Florida Patient's Bill of Rights, Informed Consent, Involuntary Commitment, Mental Health Care, Mental Illness, Over Prescribing Meds, Parents Rights, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatrists / Psychologists, Psychiatry, Psychotropic Drugs, Schools, Suicide Prevention, Teens | 1 Comment

Psychotic Disorders –in Everyday Life?

Posted on March 21, 2012 by CCHR Florida

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 … Continue reading →

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The Heart Risks of Psychiatric Drugs

Posted on February 20, 2012 by CCHR Florida

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 … Continue reading →

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Child Mental Health—Parents Losing Control

Posted on January 16, 2012 by CCHR Florida

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 … Continue reading →

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Child Psychiatry Damages Juvenile Delinquents

Posted on January 4, 2012 by CCHR Florida

Child psychiatry in the state of Florida has an unpleasant history. Juvenile delinquents and foster children alike have been the victim of misdiagnosis and over prescription by child psychiatrists with sometimes shady pasts.

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The New Definition of “Psychiatric Treatment”

Posted on December 23, 2011 by CCHR Florida

The latest methods of and new definition for “psychiatry”, have changed. The “modern” bio-chemical psychiatrists rely on seeing patients for a mere ten minutes or so, deciding which meds to prescribe, and sending them on their way. this leaves the … Continue reading →

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