Category Archives: Press Releases

In October 2007, news stories appeared on the death of a 17-year-old boy at the hands of staff members in a Tennessee psychiatric facility. The death was ruled a homicide. A month later, another story appeared, exposing the circumstances surrounding … Continue reading →

Have you or someone you know been wrongly diagnosed with a mental health disorder? Contact health reporter Blythe Bernhard at bbernhard@post-dispatch.com for a story she’s reporting.

A new video exposing the extensive conflicts of interest between the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and the pharmaceutical industry was released this week on a newly launched website, (http://www.psychconflicts.org/), to coincide with the 161st anniversary of the APA and its … Continue reading →

A recent study by UK researchers found that depression screening is both inaccurate and unhelpful—fueling controversy over a Senate bill called the “Mothers Act.” Critics say the bill, S.1375, is dangerous to mothers and newborns and a violation of informed … Continue reading →

Stimulant Heart Risk In Kids Prompts Calls For Registry For All Child Deaths Linked To Psychotropic Drugs 1,300 Child & Adolescent Deaths Per Year Needs Urgent Federal Response   The American Heart Association this week recommended that doctors conduct a … Continue reading →

Your Comments are Needed Now!         The FDA recently announced new rules on how drug companies can promote drugs to your doctor for purposes other than what they were approved for. You can probably think of your own examples, but … Continue reading →

Jim Gottstein is a lawyer in Alaska and is the founder of the organization PsychRights,  the Law Project for Psychiatric Rights (http://psychrights.org/) which has been around about 25 years, working to bring the mental illness system around to a culture … Continue reading →

Mental Health Parity Bill Founded on Pseudoscience Insurers May be Required to Cover Drugs and Hospitalization for “Internet Addiction” If the Mental Health Parity Bill, H.R. 1424, passes the U.S. Senate as it did on March 5 in the House … Continue reading →

Bringing Total to 54 Dead and 105 Wounded in Recent Drug-Induced School/Teen Shootings MARCH 14:  Illinois police have confirmed that toxicology results show Illinois gunman Steven Kazmierczak had antidepressants in his system during his school shooting rampage—when he shot and … Continue reading →