by CCHR Florida | Nov 12, 2013 | Mental Illness, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights
Apparently, it is common for “mentally ill” patients to not take their psychiatric meds as often as recommended. However, a recent study published in the British Medical Journal has shown that severely “mentally ill” patients take their meds more often when given a...
by CCHR Florida | Nov 12, 2013 | Children and Teens, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights
Antidepressants and pregnancy are a dangerous combination. A mother taking Prozac, Zoloft or other antidepressants of this type are increasing their risk of bearing a child with autism. It is a significant risk; they are twice as likely to have an autistic child as a...
by CCHR Florida | Nov 5, 2013 | Alternatives, Children and Teens, Mental Health Screening, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights, Suicide
Adderall abuse and addiction has gotten mixed into the drive to succeed and perform well in USA high schools and universities. Adderall is a Class 2 Narcotic, an amphetamine in the same class as cocaine. It can be very addictive Reportedly, more than 6.4 million...
by CCHR Florida | Nov 5, 2013 | Children and Teens, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights
Bullying has become a threat to our children’s happiness and welfare. Despite bullying laws in Florida and elsewhere, the intimidation continues. In a 2013 Florida statutes states that Bullying “includes cyberbullying and means systematically and chronically...
by CCHR Florida | Oct 31, 2013 | Alternatives, Children and Teens, DSM, Mental Health Screening, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights
Diagnosing children with hyperactivity symptoms has become a lucrative practice for the pharmaceutical industry. Shire Pharmaceuticals is one such company with big plans for our children. Spokesmen for this multi-billion dollar industry propose that a child’s...
by CCHR Florida | Oct 28, 2013 | Children and Teens, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights, Suicide
Most people would agree that social media has made the world a different place. Twitter and Facebook can be useful tools for communication. Like most anything, both have good points and bad points. It is fun for many to get to know their favorite celebrities via...
by CCHR Florida | Oct 28, 2013 | Mental Illness, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights
A company named SACCADE Diagnostics has developed a new eye movement testing procedure called SaccScan which claims to diagnosis schizophrenics by studying their eye movements. Their spokesman is Mr Madhu Nair, a technology entrepreneur experienced in developing...
by CCHR Florida | Oct 15, 2013 | Children and Teens, Mental Health Screening, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights
Synthetic drugs, sold under the euphemistic term “bath salts” and “incense” have caused an endless array of psychotic behavior. According to psychiatrist Daniel Bober, these substances are stimulants. Users have experienced psychosis, paranoia and agitation. Those...
by CCHR Florida | Oct 15, 2013 | Fraud, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights
Miram Carey, a dental hygienist who lived in Stamford, Conn., was shot to death in her car by Washington D.C. law enforcement personnel on Oct. 3rd 2013 following a high speed chase along streets leading from the White House to the Capitol Building. Her one year old...
by CCHR Florida | Oct 4, 2013 | Alternatives, Children and Teens, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights
Millions of American children have been labeled with ADHD because of their inattentive, impulsive and hyperactive behavior. Approximately twenty million children are taking mind-altering drugs like Ritalin. Has anyone stopped to wonder how so many kids could have...
by CCHR Florida | Oct 4, 2013 | Fraud, Mental Health Screening, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights
One third of Americans are believed to be obese and another third are thought to be overweight. This is clearly a national problem, but the American Medical Association has recently classified obesity as a disease. As a result, there will be more focus on obesity...
by CCHR Florida | Sep 23, 2013 | Alternatives, Children and Teens, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights
A diabetes diagnosis in a child may be directly linked to the use of anti-psychotic medication. In a study recently published in JAMA Psychiatry (formerly Archives of General Psychiatry) it was revealed that kids on these pharmaceuticals are 3 times more likely to end...
by CCHR Florida | Sep 20, 2013 | DSM, Fraud, Mental Health Screening, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights
Mental disorder tests have been designed and streamlined to quickly find citizens who can be given a diagnosis of “depression” and then a prescription for one or more antidepressant drugs. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that one in ten...
by CCHR Florida | Sep 17, 2013 | Children and Teens, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights, Suicide
Teenage suicide rates have risen sharply and alarmingly over the past decade. This can be attributed to one fact alone: the prescribing of anti-psychotic drugs to children and young adults. The pretended concern of psychiatrists for the mental health of our children...
by CCHR Florida | Sep 13, 2013 | Children and Teens, DSM, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights
Internet addiction was a term coined in 1995 as a joke. Today it is almost twenty years later and the Bradford Regional Center in Pennsylvania will be offering the first hospital-based treatment program for Internet addiction. This really is a joke as the basis for...