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Monthly Archives: June 2008
Involuntary Commitment and Forced Psychiatric Drugging in the Trial Courts
Involuntary Commitment and Forced Psychiatric Drugging in the Trial Courts: Rights Violations as a Matter of Course JAMES B. GOTTSTEIN Law Project for Psychiatric Rights (PsychRights®); International Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology (ICSPP); National Association of Rights … Continue reading
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Cost Effective Solutions Can Replace Abusive and Exhorbitant Psychiatric “Care”
Replacing the Vermont State Hospital with Humane Community-based Recoveryâ€â€and Saving Millions of Dollars for Vermont Taxpayers A report from Vermont’s Ethan Allen Institute (EAI) shows that there are low-cost, humane alternatives to sending emotionally or mentally troubled individuals to Vermont … Continue reading
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Universal Health Services: Profits Over Patients
In October 2007, news stories appeared on the death of a 17-year-old boy at the hands of staff members in a Tennessee psychiatric facility. The death was ruled a homicide. A month later, another story appeared, exposing the circumstances surrounding … Continue reading
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Marijuana use could worsen depression
According to a new report from the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), marijuana use can worsen depression and lead to more serious mental disorders, such as schizophrenia, anxiety, and even suicide. Because The Diagnostic and Statistical … Continue reading
Reporter’s query
Have you or someone you know been wrongly diagnosed with a mental health disorder? Contact health reporter Blythe Bernhard at bbernhard@post-dispatch.com for a story she’s reporting.
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New Web Site and Video Expose Psychiatric-Pharma Conflicts
A new video exposing the extensive conflicts of interest between the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and the pharmaceutical industry was released this week on a newly launched website, (http://www.psychconflicts.org/), to coincide with the 161st anniversary of the APA and its … Continue reading
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New Study on Depression Screening Fuels Controversy Over Bill
A recent study by UK researchers found that depression screening is both inaccurate and unhelpfulâ€â€fueling controversy over a Senate bill called the “Mothers Act.†Critics say the bill, S.1375, is dangerous to mothers and newborns and a violation of informed … Continue reading
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