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Gabriel Myers' Psychiatrist Arrested for Cocaine Possession
Punjwani first came under scrutiny when it was revealed he had prescribed several psychiatric drugs - some of which were linked to an increased risk of suicide among children - to 7-year-old Gabriel Myers, who hanged himself at his foster home in 2009. Police report...
CCHR Florida Travels All Over The State-To The People
One of CCHR Florida's most recent events was held at a school on the property of Jaymar Farms, Inc.. The school is part of a housing complex for the farm's Hispanic migrant workers. More than 100 people came to our booth and were able to get a copy of the Dead Wrong...
Boyhood Is Now A Disorder?
In nature we have all observed differences in animal behavior between the male and female of a species. One example is the stallion - a male horse - exhibiting highly spirited and active behavior, while the mare, a female horse, exhibits a more gentle and calm...
What Drug Companies Do Not Tell You
Did you know that “the powerful billion-dollar drug industry designs and interprets studies to suit their interests”? Drug companies can hand pick the trials or studies of a particular drug to be published. In fact, drug companies are not even required to publish...
ECT on Children
Do psychiatrists use ECT (Electro Convulsive Therapy) on children? In the 1950s, psychiatrist Lauretta Bender pioneered this unbelievable practice. According to a google groups article “In a 1954 follow-up study, two psychiatrists investigated 32...
4 Days to go until the Candlelight Vigil- Sheriff Coats to speak–And–Civil Rights Attorney John Whitehead
TWO OUTSTANDING SPEAKERS--AND A MEMORIAL TO GABRIEL MYERS International Civil Rights Advocate: Constitutional Attorney John W. Whitehead to speak at the Clearwater Candlelight Vigil in memory of Gabriel Myers and the Right to Informed Consent John...
Mental Disorders Manual May Be Myth
Three Professional Psychiatrists Speak Out Against the Mental Disorders Manual In recent years, one hears teenagers casually diagnose their friends’ behaviors with bywords from psychiatry’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). Now in...
ADHD is Caused By Food
In a study conducted by Dr. Lidy Pessler, children diagnosed with ADHD were put on a restricted diet of real whole foods without additives. At the end of the five weeks, many children experienced a significant reduction of symptoms. Dr. Pessler stated that 64% of...
Psychiatric Rape and Sexual Misconduct
You may be thinking, "Psychiatric rape and sexual misconduct"? Rape and sexual misconduct are scarcely unheard of in the psychiatric and psychological profession, which for some may come as a shock. The Hippocratic oath of “First do no harm” has been ignored in these...
What Will Happen to Japan’s Mental Health Now?
A few weeks ago, the world watched Japan in horror, as everyone saw the devastating results of a 9.0 earthquake followed by a tsunami and now a potential nuclear radiation crisis. One can’t imagine what it must feel like to be in this situation. The mental...
Florida Psychiatrist Ordered NOT To Treat Women
Psychiatrist James A. Yelton Rossello is accused of molesting female inmates. To Read the Full Story and To make Comments, Click here: http://tinyurl.com/florida-psychiatrist The Florida Department of Health is pursuing further action against...
Feds may act if Florida stalls on health-reform law
Feds may act if Florida stalls on health-reform law, March 24, 2011 WASHINGTON -- If Florida leaders refuse to carry out the new national health care law, Uncle Sam is prepared to take charge on behalf of the state's consumers... The standoff...
Psychiatric Drugs and Violence
Is there a link between psychiatric medicine and violent behavior? This connection was reported in our post Psychiatric Drugs Do Cause Harm: “Of the 1937 total case reports of violence toward others, there were 387 cases of homicide, 404 physical assaults, 27...
Chemical Restraints to Control the Elderly in Nursing Homes
A recent article from The American Lawyer Academy discusses the continued unethical and dangerous use of psychotropic drugs on seniors. Rather than providing seniors with the care and compassion one would expect, such “care” often takes the form of strong psychiatric...
INTERNATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS ADVOCATE AND CONSTITUTIONAL ATTORNEY TO SPEAK ABOUT THE HARM TO CHILDREN FROM UNWARRANTED DRUGGING
INTERNATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS ADVOCATE AND CONSTITUTIONAL ATTORNEY TO SPEAK ABOUT THE HARM TO CHILDREN FROM UNWARRANTED DRUGGING Attorney and author John Whitehead will address the public about the right to Informed Consent during the annual statewide...
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