Monthly Archives: May 2013

Drugs, Wired Warriors and “Virtual” Insanity

Drugs, Wired Warriors and “Virtual” Insanity The mental health watchdog Citizens Commission on Human Rights announces the last in a four-part series by award-winning investigative journalist Kelly Patricia O’Meara exploring how the nation’s military forces have been used as guinea … Continue reading

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Missouri Legislative News

Please note our new phone number: (314) 567-2004. Missouri Legislative News The 2013 Missouri legislative session (97th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session) adjourned Friday, May 17. We thought we’d give you a brief rundown of a few bills of interest … Continue reading

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DSM Shortcomings

DSM Shortcomings The DSM (Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) is in the news again. This time Dr. Thomas Insel, director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), the government agency that finances mental health research, “has just … Continue reading

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The Role of Infections in Mental Symptoms

The Role of Infections in Mental Symptoms A brief article in the January, 2013 Scientific American (“Linking Immunity and Mental Health”) discusses an immune treatment called intravenous immunoglobulin which is made of blood plasma from donors. This medical treatment apparently … Continue reading

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Suicides Are Increasing

Suicides Are Increasing An article in the May 3rd Wall Street Journal (“Middle-Aged Suicides Surge“) relates that “The number of deaths caused by suicide has risen precipitously in the past decade, surpassing those caused by car crashes and even some … Continue reading

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Medicare

Medicare Continuing our discussion of psychiatric fraud (see our recent newsletter on Medicaid), we highly recommend an excellent article on Medicare and Medicaid fraud by Chris Parker in the St. Louis Riverfront Times (RFT) (“Thieves’ Bazaar: Hospitals, doctors and dealers … Continue reading

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