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Ways to Reduce The Missouri Budget

Posted on July 20, 2016 by cchrstl

The Insane Bloat of the Missouri Department of Mental Health Budget from 1971 to 2016 $2 Billion and Rapidly Rising The introduction and passage of legislation designed to curb psychiatric fraud and abuse can contribute to the reduction of the … Continue reading →

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War, On Drugs

Posted on July 1, 2016 by cchrstl

We thought our subscribers might find this article of interest — “War, On Drugs” by Dr. Peter Frankopan, director of the Oxford Centre for Byzantine Research in the UK. Here is an excerpt: “Given the well-documented, widespread use of narcotics … Continue reading →

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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR RIGHTS PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY

Posted on May 22, 2016 by cchrstl

RIGHTS UNDER SIEGE: FIGHTING BACK NARPA ANNUAL RIGHTS CONFERENCE August 25-28, 2016 Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort Phoenix, Arizona Registration form at www.narpa.org Conference Keynotes and Highlights Robert Whitaker, Author Psychiatry Under the Influence: Institutional Corruption, Social Injury, and Prescriptions … Continue reading →

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Political Psychiatry: How China Uses ‘Ankang’ Hospitals to Silence Dissent

Posted on May 1, 2016 by cchrstl

Political Psychiatry: How China Uses ‘Ankang’ Hospitals to Silence Dissent The Wall Street Journal (19 April 2016) recently reported on how China’s Ministry of Public Security is using psychiatric involuntary commitment to remove dissidents from society and silence their protests. … Continue reading →

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Psychiatry and Assisted Suicide

Posted on April 10, 2016 by cchrstl

Psychiatry and Assisted Suicide  We were struck by this paragraph on page 14 in the March 28th issue of the National Review magazine: “The Dutch have discovered a cure for autism: murder. Dutch law first was changed to accommodate ‘physician-assisted … Continue reading →

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More About Marijuana and PTSD

Posted on April 3, 2016 by cchrstl

More About Marijuana and PTSD  Recent news is full of articles about making marijuana legally available for those diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). While marijuana’s popularity may be based on the perception that it is safer than other methods … Continue reading →

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Holocaust Commemoration in London Details Hitler’s Use of Psychiatric Genocide Program

Posted on March 25, 2016 by cchrstl

Holocaust Commemoration in London Details Hitler’s Use of Psychiatric Genocide Program  International Holocaust Remembrance Day forum discloses the sordid role psychiatry played in the Nazi genocide. LONDON, March 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Community leaders gathered for a Holocaust Commemoration and … Continue reading →

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The Screeners are Screaming Again

Posted on March 12, 2016 by cchrstl

The Screeners are Screaming Again Just when you thought that calls for ubiquitous mental health screening was winding down, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is calling for widespread depression screening for children. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is made up … Continue reading →

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Risky Business of Sleep Drugs

Posted on March 5, 2016 by cchrstl

Risky Business of Sleep Drugs After reading about the dangers of sleeping pills in the February 2016 edition of Consumer Reports magazine, we thought you might like to know something about that. Some psychotropic drugs are prescribed as sleeping pills. Trazodone, … Continue reading →

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Another Day Another Anti-depressant (Again)

Posted on February 25, 2016 by cchrstl

Another Day Another Anti-depressant (Again) On July 10, 2015, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Rexulti (brexpiprazole, an atypical antipsychotic) tablets to treat adults with so-called schizophrenia and as an add-on treatment to an antidepressant medication to treat adults with … Continue reading →

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