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The Coercive State

Posted on April 17, 2011 by cchrstl

Coerce: to force to act or think in a certain way by use of pressure, threats, or intimidation; to compel, dominate, restrain, or control forcibly. From Latin coercere, to control, restrain; from co-, together + arcere, to shut up, enclose, … Continue reading →

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Second Annual PsychOut Conference

Posted on April 9, 2011 by cchrstl
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DSM-V A Conflict of Interest Promising More Pharma Profits

Posted on April 1, 2011 by cchrstl

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is the billing bible of psychiatry, listing every so-called mental or behavioral problem for which diagnosis and treatment can be reimbursed by insurance. There are 374 entries in edition four (DSM-IV), including such “mental illnesses” … Continue reading →

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Psychotropic Drug Use in Foster Care

Posted on March 27, 2011 by cchrstl

Psychotropic Drug Use in Foster Care In June of 2010, the US Senate Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the investigatory arm of the Federal Government, to investigate the prevalence of prescribed psychotropic medications for … Continue reading →

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There is NO Controversy

Posted on March 24, 2011 by cchrstl

Occasionally, reporters, news media, or other individuals CCHR encounters in the course of its activities, make the startling claim that the information CCHR provides about psychiatric fraud and abuse is “controversial.” [controversial: something people disagree about or do not approve of; from Latin … Continue reading →

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You Paid For It, Missouri

Posted on March 20, 2011 by cchrstl

First, some facts. The Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH) budget for the current fiscal year is $1,199,029,884; that’s nearly $1.2 billion. Of that total, $575,426,388 is from General Revenue (state taxes), $578,775,972 is Federal dollars, and $44,827,524 is from … Continue reading →

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Antidepressants often used for no valid reason

Posted on March 6, 2011 by cchrstl

Research published January 25, 2011 in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry (“Antidepressant Use in the Absence of Common Mental Disorders in the General Population”) concludes that “antidepressant use among individuals without psychiatric diagnoses is common in the United States,” and these … Continue reading →

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The DSM-V Folly

Posted on February 23, 2011 by cchrstl

The Book of Woe – Inside the Battle to Define Mental Illness Continue reading →

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The Bipolar Disorder Hoax

Posted on February 14, 2011 by cchrstl

Many people think that psychiatric disorders are the same as medical diseases or illnesses. While mainstream physical medicine deals with diseases such as malaria, bronchitis and hepatitis that have exact, identifiable physical causes, psychiatry deals with disorders. Disorders are names … Continue reading →

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Reboot Missouri State Government

Posted on February 10, 2011 by cchrstl

Make your ideas heard on how to make the Missouri state government more streamlined. Continue reading →

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