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Mental Health America-Ridiculous Diagnoses in the 21st Century

Mental Health America-Ridiculous Diagnoses in the 21st Century

by CCHR Florida | Jul 13, 2012 | Alternatives, Baker Act, DSM, Mental Health Screening, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs

The professions that are supposedly in charge of mental health in America have become a danger to our citizens and a sad joke to many, even to those who practice in this field. Paula Caplan, a clinical and research psychologist is one of those brave enough to question...
Mental Health America-Ridiculous Diagnoses in the 21st Century

Mandatory Mental Health Is Detrimental

by CCHR Florida | Jul 9, 2012 | Alternatives, DSM, Fraud, Legislation, Mental Health Screening, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights

Most people are familiar with the fact that Obamacare came about for the purpose of making health insurance available and affordable for millions of Americans who previously could not obtain it. In principal, that sounds like a good thing, but that idea has presented...
Mental Health America-Ridiculous Diagnoses in the 21st Century

The Chemical Imbalance Fraud

by CCHR Florida | May 21, 2012 | Alternatives, Children and Teens, DSM, Fraud, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights

Many psychiatrists assert that mental illness is caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain. But there are no medical tests to prove this. Chemical imbalance is a theory that does not hold up to intense scientific scrutiny.

Bipolar in Children- Diagnosis Increase

Bipolar in Children- Diagnosis Increase

by CCHR Florida | May 14, 2012 | Alternatives, Children and Teens, DSM, Mental Health Screening, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights

The condition of Bipolar in Children and teenagers has seen a huge diagnosis increase in the past decade. In fact, it has increased by 40 times. During this same time, the diagnosis of adult bipolar disorder doubled.

Mental Health America-Ridiculous Diagnoses in the 21st Century

Florida’s Baker Act is a Danger to All

by CCHR Florida | May 14, 2012 | Alternatives, Baker Act, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights, Suicide

If you found out that someone was involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital, you might assume the person must have some serious mental health problems and needs to be removed from
society to get some help.

Mental Health America-Ridiculous Diagnoses in the 21st Century

When Life Became an Illness

by CCHR Florida | May 14, 2012 | Alternatives, Children and Teens, DSM, Fraud, Mental Health Screening, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights

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.

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.

Mental Health America-Ridiculous Diagnoses in the 21st Century

Food Dye Risk for ADHD

by CCHR Florida | Apr 23, 2012 | Alternatives, Children and Teens, DSM, Mental Health Screening, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights

The dangers of food dyes cause symptoms in children that are the same exact symptoms listed as “ADHD”.

Mental Health America-Ridiculous Diagnoses in the 21st Century

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).

Mental Health America-Ridiculous Diagnoses in the 21st Century

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...
Mental Health America-Ridiculous Diagnoses in the 21st Century

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...
Mental Health America-Ridiculous Diagnoses in the 21st Century

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...
Mental Health America-Ridiculous Diagnoses in the 21st Century

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...
Mental Health America-Ridiculous Diagnoses in the 21st Century

Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors Thicken Arteries

by CCHR Florida | Jan 25, 2012 | Alternatives, Psychiatric Drugs

Serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are the most commonly prescribed antidepressant medication. Their use has been associated with everything from worsening depression to homicidal or suicidal behavior. But yet another dangerous side effect of serotonin reuptake...
Mental Health America-Ridiculous Diagnoses in the 21st Century

Medical Scientist Find Link between ADHD and Thyroid Conditions

by CCHR Florida | Jan 23, 2012 | Alternatives, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs

In Science Daily of March 12, 1997, a press release states medical researchers found a positive link between patients with ADHD and specific Thyroid levels. At the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Dr. Peter Hauser, Psychiatrist, warns “The correlation...
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