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Latuda Changes its Spots
We’ve written previously about Latuda, an antidepressant. Now, the TV commercials for this dangerous psychiatric drug are claiming that it is for “bipolar depression” because that is different than just plain old depression. The Latuda web site says that bipolar … Continue reading
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Take Action – Missouri Legislature – Foster Care
Periodically we let you know the progress of various proposed legislation making its way through the Missouri General Assembly and suggest ways for you to contribute your viewpoint to your state Representative and state Senator. You can find your Representative … Continue reading
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The First Line of Therapy
Dr. Hansa Bhargava, a practicing pediatrician and medical editor with Medscape, is starting to recognize that drugs should not be the first line of therapy for children with symptoms of difficult behavior. While ADHD itself is a fake illness, the … Continue reading
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Drugging Children in Missouri Foster Care
The high rates of psychotropic medication use in the Medicaid population, risks associated with these drugs, and research documenting inappropriate prescribing, have raised concerns, especially for children involved in the child welfare system. Studies suggest that appropriate prescribing practices, that … Continue reading
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Remembering Carrie and Debbie
We are sincerely grieved at Carrie Fisher’s death December 27th from heart failure. When we read that Carrie Fisher suffered a heart attack December 23rd on a plane flight from London to Los Angeles, we were shocked. Fisher as Princess … Continue reading
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Psychiatric Hospital Chain (UHS) Loses $1.5 Billion within 6 Hours
Largest U.S. Psychiatric Hospital Chain (UHS) Loses $1.5 Billion within 6 Hours Following BuzzFeed News Exposé In the past 18 months, Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR) has filed over 2,860 official complaints against Universal Health Services (UHS) behavioral … Continue reading
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Suicides in Missouri
The Columbia Missourian newspaper thinks that training various professionals in how to recognize and treat suicidal impulses would help prevent suicides in Missouri. Not to say they are wrong, but they are missing some information about the causes of suicide. … Continue reading
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Passage of the 21st Century Cures Act
If you contacted your Senators and Representative about the dangers of the 21st Century Cures Act, thank you very much. Unfortunately it passed — 392 to 26 in the House, and 94 to 5 in the Senate. While some of … Continue reading
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Nazis on Drugs
Check out this fascinating book review in the New York Times — High on Hitler and Meth: Book Says Nazis Were Fueled by Drugs by David Segal. Here are a few choice quotes. “Then along comes Norman Ohler, a soft-spoken 46-year-old … Continue reading
Election Anxiety
anxiety: A sense of apprehension, uneasiness, or fear often over an impending or anticipated ill — from Latin anxius “troubled, uneasy”. The mental health (aka psychiatric) community is all over this, warning Americans about election stress deteriorating into depression and … Continue reading
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