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ECT Sugar Coated and Promoted to the Uninformed

ECT Sugar Coated and Promoted to the Uninformed

by CCHR Florida | Aug 28, 2013 | ECT, Mental Illness, Rights

ECT (Electroconvulsive therapy) was recently promoted as a benign psychiatric treatment making a great comeback according to an article in USA Today that was repeated in many newspapers throughout Florida. Today electroconvulsive therapy is done with patients hooked...
Paxil and Zoloft Withdrawal Symptoms Worse than Doctors Tell You

Paxil and Zoloft Withdrawal Symptoms Worse than Doctors Tell You

by CCHR Florida | Aug 21, 2013 | Mental Illness, Psychiatric Drugs

If Paxil or Zoloft are being recommended, you might want to form your own second opinion by reading some testimonials written by those going through Paxil or Zoloft withdrawal. Psychiatrists and doctors have done only a small amount of research into exploring what...
ECT Sugar Coated and Promoted to the Uninformed

Mental Health System a Path to Social Security Disability

by CCHR Florida | Jul 29, 2013 | Children and Teens, Disabled Persons, Fraud, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs

These days one is led to believe that there are an awful lot of adults and children suffering from ADHD, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder and an endless list of other “mental disorders.”  The mental health system routinely diagnoses “disorders” but offers no cures. ...
ECT Sugar Coated and Promoted to the Uninformed

Obama Care Requires New Physical Exam Forms

by CCHR Florida | Jun 28, 2013 | Elderly, Fraud, Legislation, Mental Health Screening, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights

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...
ECT Sugar Coated and Promoted to the Uninformed

Early Intervention – A Fraud with a Hidden Agenda

by CCHR Florida | Jun 21, 2013 | Alternatives, Children and Teens, Mental Health Screening, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights

  Early intervention into the mental and emotional lives of children was given governmental go ahead by Connecticut state lawmakers recently with the passage of Bill 972 “An Act Concerning the Mental, Emotional and Behavioral Health of Youths.”...
ECT Sugar Coated and Promoted to the Uninformed

Mental Health America, Obamacare and the Destruction of Artists

by CCHR Florida | Jun 11, 2013 | Children and Teens, Legislation, Mental Health Screening, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights

Mental health in America is ramping up. President Obama’s goal is to increase depression screenings for adults and behavioral assessments for kids. This is despite psychiatry’s dismal record of treatment and increased incidents involving school violence and other...
ECT Sugar Coated and Promoted to the Uninformed

Time for Parents to Question Mental Health Disorders and Diagnoses

by CCHR Florida | Jun 11, 2013 | DSM, Fraud, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs

It is estimated that fifteen percent of all children have at least one “mental health disorder” per the criteria in the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders).  Fifty or so years ago, “mental disorders” were virtually unheard of and psychiatry...
ECT Sugar Coated and Promoted to the Uninformed

Johnson & Johnson Asked to Help Obamacare

by CCHR Florida | Jun 11, 2013 | DSM, Fraud, Mental Health Screening, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights

Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services, recently phoned up Johnson & Johnson, a large drug maker, asking them to help get more people enrolled in the Affordable Care Act health insurance program. According to the New York Times, she also rang up...
ECT Sugar Coated and Promoted to the Uninformed

Can Anxiety Attack Symptoms Be Caused by Food Allergies?

by CCHR Florida | Jun 7, 2013 | Children and Teens, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights

Many doctors and nutritionists are finding that anxiety attack symptoms and some types of depression are the result of food allergies. Correct the diet and the person’s unwanted mental and emotional symptoms disappear. This research flies in the teeth of...
ECT Sugar Coated and Promoted to the Uninformed

ADHD the epidemic of misdiagnosis and overmedication in children

by CCHR Florida | Jun 7, 2013 | Alternatives, Children and Teens, Fraud, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights

Thomas Power from director of the Center for Management of ADHD at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and US NEWS writes, recent findings that 11 percent of children have attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder raise legitimate concerns about over diagnosis,...

Hyperactivity and Weight Gain

by CCHR Florida | May 29, 2013 | Disabled Persons, Fraud, Mental Health Screening, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights

Hyperactivity supposedly causes weight gain. According to a study recently conducted on two groups of men aged 41, it was discovered that those who had been diagnosed as ADHD carried almost 20 extra pounds, compared to those men free of the psychiatric label. But...
ECT Sugar Coated and Promoted to the Uninformed

Why is ADHD Rampant Only in the United States?

by CCHR Florida | May 27, 2013 | Alternatives, Children and Teens, Fraud, Mental Health Screening, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights

It is all too common these days that a child who can’t sit still in class or can’t focus on his school work will be diagnosed with ADHD and put on psychotropic drugs as treatment.  At least nine percent of American school children have been given such a diagnosis and...
ECT Sugar Coated and Promoted to the Uninformed

Depakote severely heightens cancer risk

by CCHR Florida | May 21, 2013 | Fraud, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Drugs

Depakote is an anticonvulsant psychiatric drug that significantly increases one’s chances of getting certain types of cancer. It’s used as a sedative for manic highs, hyperactivity, migraines and epileptic seizures. Among other serious side effects, taking Depakote...
ECT Sugar Coated and Promoted to the Uninformed

Toddlers Labeled with Internet Addiction Disorder

by CCHR Florida | May 21, 2013 | Children and Teens, DSM, Mental Health Screening, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights

Internet addiction disorder is a controversial psychiatric label placed on people who spend a lot of time in a variety of internet activities. These have included visiting gambling and pornography websites, spending too much time playing online games or constantly...
ECT Sugar Coated and Promoted to the Uninformed

DSM-V Shows Insanity of Psychiatry

by CCHR Florida | May 17, 2013 | Mental Health Screening, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights

The latest version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) is due to be released this month.  It has been published by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) since 1952.  Its purpose is to identify and classify “mental disorders.”  In...
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