Author Archives: cchrstl

Posted on October 15, 2011 by cchrstl

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

Posted on October 8, 2011 by cchrstl

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

Posted on October 8, 2011 by cchrstl

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

Posted on October 4, 2011 by cchrstl

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

Posted on October 2, 2011 by cchrstl

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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Psychiatry to blame for abduction and rape of 11-year-old girl

Posted on September 25, 2011 by cchrstl

Citizens Commission on Human Rights’ (CCHR) mission has always been to investigation and expose psychiatric violations of human rights, and crime and fraud in the mental health industry. One aspect of this has been to educate the public about the … Continue reading →

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Mental Health Counselor Gets 35 Years in Prison

Posted on September 19, 2011 by cchrstl

Mental Health Counselor Gets 35 Years in Prison By Jay Weaver The Miami Herald jweaver@MiamiHerald.com  A federal judge Monday (9/19/2011) issued another lengthy sentence in one of the nation’s biggest mental-health fraud cases, sending a Miami therapist to prison for 35 … Continue reading →

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Parents’ Rights

Posted on September 18, 2011 by cchrstl

Parents’ Rights: The Brave Detroit Mother Who Stood up to Child Protective Services The case of Maryanne Godboldo and the defense of her daughter against forced drugging by the state has quickly become legendary. Earlier this year Godboldo, the mother … Continue reading →

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Dozens arrested in Medicare mental health fraud

Posted on September 13, 2011 by cchrstl

Dozens arrested in Medicare mental health fraud Sep 7th, 2011 By Jay Weaver Miami Herald Federal agents busted 42 South Florida suspects on Medicare fraud charges as part of a Justice Department sweep targeting hotspots from Miami to Los Angeles. … Continue reading →

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Teen involuntarily intoxicated by depression drugs

Posted on September 10, 2011 by cchrstl

According to an August 17, 2011 news article in the Edwardsville Intelligencer (Madison County, Illinois), “A teenager was insane and ‘involuntarily intoxicated’ by prescription depression medicine when he gunned down two sleeping neighbors in a tiny southern Illinois town before … Continue reading →

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