Monthly Archives: May 2011

Mental Health Declaration of Human Rights

All human rights organizations set forth codes by which they align their purposes and activities. The Mental Health Declaration of Human Rights articulates the guiding principles of CCHR and the standards against which human rights violations by psychiatry are relentlessly … Continue reading

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Missouri Department of Mental Health Budget 2011

With the close of this session of the Missouri legislature on May 13, a budget was finally passed for the Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH) for the coming year (Fiscal Year 2012.) Here are the damages: General Revenue $563,509,258 … Continue reading

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Psychopharmaceutical industry seeks world of dispassionate sheeple

People who obediently follow the herd, never markedly sad, angry or excited; children who play quietly and never annoy or talk out of turn – this is the object of the psychiatric/pharmaceutical industries. And when anyone steps out of line, … Continue reading

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Mental health testing planned for three-year-olds as part of early intervention program

Mental health testing planned for three-year-olds as part of early intervention program Every three-year-old child in Australia could have their mental health tested under an early intervention program currently being funded by the Australian government. Patrick McGorry, an Australian psychiatrist at … Continue reading

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Antipsychotic drugs are hazardous for the elderly

“Nearly one in seven elderly nursing home residents, nearly all of them with dementia, are given powerful atypical antipsychotic drugs even though the medicines increase the risks of death and are not approved for such treatments, a government audit found.” … Continue reading

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My Favorite Mistake: Stevie Nicks

Newsweek, May 1, 2011 http://www.newsweek.com/2011/05/01/my-favorite-mistake-stevie-nicks.html The biggest mistake I ever made was giving in to my friends and going to see a psychiatrist. It was in the mid-1980s, and I had just gotten out of Betty Ford. I was feeling … Continue reading

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The Real Crisis in Mental Health Care Today

Seen on a T-Shirt: I take Aspirin for the headache caused by the Zyrtec I take for the hayfever I got from Relenza for the uneasy stomach from the Ritalin I take for the short attention span caused by the … Continue reading

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