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The Skinny on the Skin Drug

Posted on June 17, 2017 by cchrstl

We saw a TV commercial recently for the drug Otezla® (generic apremilast), from Celgene Corporation, which was approved by the FDA in 2014 for the treatment of symptoms of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis (skin lesions) and psoriatic arthritis. Our … Continue reading →

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Missouri Foster Care Class Action Lawsuit

Posted on June 12, 2017 by cchrstl

LANDMARK FEDERAL LAWSUIT CHARGES MISSOURI WITH PERVASIVE FAILURE TO MONITOR THE PRESCRIPTION AND ADMINISTRATION OF POWERFUL PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATIONS TO FOSTER YOUTH FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS CONTACTS: Holly Aubry; haubry@childrensrights.org; 646.943.0541 Lewis Cohen; lcohen@youthlaw.org; 510.835.8098, ext 3045 Jessica Lillie Ciccone: lillieciccone@slu.edu; … Continue reading →

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The Racism of Psychiatry

Posted on June 11, 2017 by cchrstl

We generally think of racism as prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one’s own race is superior. In Nazi Germany, this idea took on a slightly different slant, as the … Continue reading →

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Terrorized by Climate Change

Posted on June 3, 2017 by cchrstl

The psycho-pharmaceutical industry has jumped full-time onto the climate change bandwagon. You don’t even need to believe in climate change, since there is also the satirical “Climate Change Denial Disorder”. Scholarly articles are being published claiming that climate change affects … Continue reading →

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What is Fake News?

Posted on May 28, 2017 by cchrstl

It’s all the rage now to point to various media and call the news fake. Actually, various media themselves are pointing to other media and calling it fake news. Fortunately, the real news can be found with diligent observation. However, … Continue reading →

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Chris Cornell, Another Failed Product of Psychiatric Drugs

Posted on May 25, 2017 by cchrstl

Chris Cornell, a musician who committed suicide May 18, was apparently taking Ativan, a psychotropic drug which has known side effects of violence and suicide. “…Cornell was a recovering addict with a prescription for the anti-anxiety medication Ativan and that … Continue reading →

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Racism – How Psychiatry Creates and Perpetuates It

Posted on May 22, 2017 by cchrstl

Definition of “racism” – prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one’s own race is superior. In the United States, African-American and Hispanic children in predominantly white school districts are classified … Continue reading →

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Are You Schizophrenic?

Posted on May 14, 2017 by cchrstl

The May, 2017 Scientific American magazine has a lengthy article on schizophrenia, bemoaning the lack of scientific progress trying to find out what it is and how to treat it. The article says, “Gene studies were supposed to reveal the … Continue reading →

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Path to Restoring Lives

Posted on May 7, 2017 by cchrstl

Independence Center (IC) is a St. Louis nonprofit organization which “helps adults with mental illness access services to live and work in the community, independently and with dignity.” It is a mechanism to help end homelessness. IC had revenue over … Continue reading →

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The Bogeyman is Coming to Get You

Posted on May 1, 2017 by cchrstl

There is a tradition, especially in film, of a person with mental illness representing the boogeyman — or the reverse case of a boogeyman frightening a person into a traumatic mental state. A boogeyman (also spelled bogeyman) is a folk … Continue reading →

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