Mental Institutions: Still Hellish in 2015
When 5 mental health institutions in California were investigated recently, a scathing 900 page report resulted. This voluminous release exposed sexual, physical, mental and emotional damage to patients. In short, not a lot has changed from the days when reporter...Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Resurgence Despite Brain Damage
ECT seems to be enjoying a renaissance of use. Perhaps those in the “mental health” industry are hedging their bets for the future, when outraged adults (having been assaulted with psychiatric pharmaceuticals during childhood) choose to sue for damages. After all,...The End of Psychiatry: Drugging VS. Understanding
Even mental health professionals admit the death nell of their profession is near. Decades of using drugs to treat invented mental illnesses has created skepticism within their own ranks. For example, Dr. Robert Berezin, a practicing psychotherapist, has this to say...Monitoring the Mental Health of the Elderly
It is very common to hear about someone getting on in years and developing dementia or going senile. Many say the mind is the first thing to go. It’s long been considered just to be a part of aging. Though this can be true in some cases, these days there are...Psychiatrists Admit Popular Sedatives are Dangerous for the Elderly
The Dec 17th issue of “The Journal of the American Medical Association Psychiatry” (JAMA Psychiatry) contained a paper describing the over prescribing of a class of sedatives or tranquilizers called benzodiazepines. “Benzos” are all related in chemical...
Drive Your Health 2015
Source: http://www.recallcenter.com/drive-your-health-in-2015/Can Medical Conditions Cause Severe Psychiatric Symptoms?
Yes, they can. Many people end up receiving psychiatric medications and other treatments when undiagnosed and untreated medical conditions are the true cause of their so-called mental illnesses. Dr. Ronald J Diamond is a Professor in the Dept. of Psychiatry at the...Antidepressants and Homicidal Behavior
Antidepressants have been proven in court to cause homicidal behavior in some patients. In 2001, a federal jury in Cheyenne, Wyoming ordered SmithKline Beecham to pay 6.4 million dollars to relatives of a Paxil user who committed murder and suicide while on the drug....Elder Abuse and Exploitation
According to the National Center on Elder Abuse, Bureau of Justice Statistics, the number of elderly abuse cases in 2010 was almost 6 million, most of whom were women, with 77-78 being the median age of the abused. Even though seniors are particularly susceptible to...ELDER ABUSE – BE CAREFUL OF WHOM YOU TRUST
Unfortunately, as we get older, we begin to notice changes in our body and don’t have the same confidence as we did when we were younger. So, sometimes we call upon others for help. For me, that was a big mistake when I asked my niece to take me to the hospital. You...Dementia Can Be Reversed Without Psychiatric Drugs
It seems that today aging gracefully is becoming a thing of the past. There are more and more cases of Alzheimer’s instead. Alzheimer’s is only one form of dementia, but it seems to be the most common one as of late. Stories of aging parents not recognizing their...Mental Health Awareness in Schools Will Sell More Psychiatric Drugs
Since 2004 a group called the American Psychiatric Foundation has been promoting and marketing mental health awareness in high schools and middle schools using its trademarked educational program called Typical or Troubled? Claiming that one in four Americans will...Obama Care Requires New Physical Exam Forms
Physical exam forms are now a requirement for every American with the implementation of Obamacare. There are stories popping up of people who have been told they MUST get this “free wellness check.” One Florida resident said the following regarding her doctor’s...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...Contact CCHR Florida
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