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Shocking News About Seizures

Posted on April 3, 2017 by cchrstl

The April 2017 issue of Scientific American has an article about epileptic seizures which says, “People who keep having seizures, especially convulsive seizures, may suffer progressive impairment of cognitive functions [as well as personality changes].” This impairment of cognitive function … Continue reading →

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The FDA’s bow to barbarism

Posted on March 30, 2017 by cchrstl

Downgrading the brain injury risks from shock therapy is unjustified Attorney Jonathan W. Emord’s opinion piece in The Washington Times (10/12/2016) says it all — the US Food and Drug Administration wants to re-classify electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) machines so that … Continue reading →

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Washington University in St. Louis Shocks Pregnant Women

Posted on March 19, 2017 by cchrstl

Mark Wrighton, the Chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL), wrote in the Spring 2017 Washington magazine, “One of the [Leading Together fund raising] campaign’s priorities is to advance human health.” This is a laudable goal, but it is … Continue reading →

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This is Your Brain on TMS

Posted on March 6, 2017 by cchrstl

TMS is now available in St. Louis, according to local TV commercials promoting this crippling form of brain stimulation. Techniques such as “transcranial magnetic stimulation” (TMS) are psychiatry’s latest experiment in treatment of the “mentally ill.” In TMS, a magnetic … Continue reading →

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Passage of the 21st Century Cures Act

Posted on December 17, 2016 by cchrstl

If you contacted your Senators and Representative about the dangers of the 21st Century Cures Act, thank you very much. Unfortunately it passed — 392 to 26 in the House, and 94 to 5 in the Senate. While some of … Continue reading →

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Nazis on Drugs

Posted on December 10, 2016 by cchrstl

Check out this fascinating book review in the New York Times — High on Hitler and Meth: Book Says Nazis Were Fueled by Drugs by David Segal. Here are a few choice quotes. “Then along comes Norman Ohler, a soft-spoken 46-year-old … Continue reading →

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Florida Court Rules Physician May Be Liable in Suicide

Posted on September 11, 2016 by cchrstl

Florida’s Supreme Court ruled August 25, 2016 that a physician could be sued for medical malpractice in the case of a patient’s suicide. [Medscape Medical News, 2016-08-26] The victim was taking antidepressant psychiatric drugs. The Florida Supreme Court ruled that the … Continue reading →

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Missouri Mental Health News

Posted on August 18, 2016 by cchrstl

Recent information from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch indicates some progress in reducing psychiatric fraud and abuse in Missouri. Of course, the Post-Dispatch slants the information to beg for more government and insurance money for psychiatrists and psychiatric facilities; but we … 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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Victims of Brain Stimulation Abuse Urged to Report

Posted on January 1, 2016 by cchrstl

Victims of Brain Stimulation Abuse Urged to Report CCHR Nashville, TN — Almost exactly two years ago on January 1, 2014, Scientific American magazine published an article on Deep Brain Stimulation, describing an experiment on a Dutch man wherein psychiatric … Continue reading →

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