Monthly Archives: October 2011

Psychiatry’s Deadliest Scam

Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) Psychiatry’s Deadliest Scam It’s psychiatry’s best-selling catalog of mental illness — 943 pages long and covering everything from depression and anxiety to stuttering, cigarette addiction, fear of spiders, nightmares, problems with math … Continue reading

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More than one in 10 Americans use antidepressants

More than one in 10 Americans over the age of 12 takes an antidepressant, according to a recent Reuters article. Antidepressants were the third-most common drug used by Americans of all ages between 2005 and 2008 and they were the … Continue reading

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Drug-Induced Nutrient Depletion

[This information references the book, Drug-Induced Nutrient Depletion Handbook, by Ross Pelton, R.PH., PH.D; James B. LaValle, R.Ph.; and Ernest B. Hawkins, R.Ph., M.S. (Lexi-Comp, 2001] This book alerts health professionals and consumers to the fact that approximately 1,000 commonly … Continue reading

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Prozac for Pets The FDA has approved a reformulated version of the much-prescribed SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) Prozac (fluoxetine hydrochloride), but this one is just for dogs. Reconcile was created to treat canine separation anxiety. It is a once-daily, … Continue reading

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No Benefit, Possible Harm From Routine Depression Screening

No Benefit, Possible Harm From Routine Depression Screening September 23, 2011 — Routine screening for depression in primary care, as recommended by organizations in the United States and Canada, has not been shown to be beneficial, and may even be … Continue reading

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Anesthesia and Learning Disabilities

Scientists at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota have found a strong association between children undergoing surgery requiring general anesthesia before they are 2 years old and learning disabilities later in childhood. Over a third of the children who had … Continue reading

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Mental health worker dies after restraining patient

Mental health worker dies after restraining patient The Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services says a mental health worker at Connecticut Valley Hospital in Middletown died after being involved in restraining an unruly psychiatric patient who was being … Continue reading

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Bedlam

As a student at Trinity College, Cambridge (1810-1812), the English mathematician Charles Babbage (1791-1871) was a member of the Extractors Club, dedicated to liberating its members from the madhouse, should any be committed to one. Of course, at the time … Continue reading

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