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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).
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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...
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by CCHR Florida | Mar 27, 2012 | Baker Act, Children and Teens, Mental Health Screening, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights, Suicide
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 “Spice” were, until...
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by CCHR Florida | Mar 21, 2012 | Children and Teens, Fraud, Mental Health Screening, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights
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 simple advice as “drink...
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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...
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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...
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by CCHR Florida | Feb 9, 2012 | Mental Illness, Psychiatric Disorders
Over the past thirty years, the use of ADHD meds has increased twenty-fold so that three million children are taking these drugs today. Innocently enough, someone could assume there must be a lot of kids out there that have ADHD and it’s good that they are getting...
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by CCHR Florida | Feb 6, 2012 | Mental Health Screening, Mental Illness
Philadelphia and other cities plan to train thousands to render mental health first aid. The plan is to conduct 12 hour courses for interested public, who will then take a certification test. Medical Doctors need to study for 8 years to become licensed physicians,...
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by CCHR Florida | Jan 27, 2012 | Mental Health Screening, Mental Illness
As silly as it sounds, psychiatrists would like you to believe that cats could have something to do with your mental health. They have put forth information linking cats to schizophrenia which is based only on speculation and convenient correlations, not any...
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by CCHR Florida | Jan 16, 2012 | Children and Teens, Mental Health Screening, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Rights
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 school? Are you aware of any sort...
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by CCHR Florida | Dec 5, 2011 | Mental Illness, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Drugs
A thyroid disorder can lead to depression. It is unfortunate that this side effect has been misdiagnosed by so many psychiatrists. How well do psychiatric practitioners know their medical facts? Would they recognize a thyroid disorder when one is presented? Apparently...
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by CCHR Florida | Oct 24, 2011 | Fraud, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs
The recent reliance on psychiatric drugs to treat any and all problems in thought, learning, traumatic and even social situations, often replaces actual solutions to life’s problems. Psychiatric drugs have become a mainstream phrase that 100% of our population is...
by CCHR Florida | Aug 21, 2011 | Mental Health Screening, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Disorders
A Public Service Announcement from the Citizens Commission on Human Rights of Florida Friday’s CNN Report: Clearly shows a tremendous amount of money going into the mental health industry Wondering what the amount of money spent on mental health care actually...
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by CCHR Florida | Jul 1, 2011 | Mental Illness
A half a decade ago, mental illness was relatively rare, found mostly in mental institutions or out-patient clinics, not in the mainstream. A radically different scene exists today. Millions of school children, previously considered bored or unruly, are now considered...
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by CCHR Florida | Jun 17, 2011 | Mental Illness
In a study published by the British Journal of Psychiatry, a strong correlation was found between consumption of refined sugar and mental illness. Specifically, it was found that a higher incidence of schizophrenia and depression was predictable based on high...
