Tag Archives: Abuse

Mary Jane comes to psychiatry

Posted on January 27, 2014 by cchrstl

Mary Jane comes to psychiatry There has been a lot in the news recently about marijuana — “medical” marijuana, synthetic marijuana, legalizing marijuana, human interest stories about someone smoking marijuana, rants about the horrors of marijuana smoking — in short, … Continue reading →

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Medical Battery

Posted on October 20, 2013 by cchrstl

Medical Battery Medical battery is defined as the intentional violation of a patient’s rights to direct his or her medical treatment. No injury or negligence is generally necessary for a finding of medical battery. Battery can involve an unauthorized touching … Continue reading →

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Your Federal Government at Work

Posted on August 24, 2013 by cchrstl

Your Federal Government at Work Last June the President hosted the National Conference on Mental Health to talk about how to raise awareness of mental health issues and make it easier for everyone to get the mental health care “they … Continue reading →

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Salem Missouri, psychiatric hotbed

Posted on August 11, 2013 by cchrstl

Salem Missouri, psychiatric hotbed The Salem Missouri News reported June 25 that staff at a Department of Mental Health (DMH) contractor, Enrichment Services Inc. (ESI) located in Salem (125 miles southwest of St. Louis,) took developmentally disabled consumers to adult establishments for sex … Continue reading →

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Nursing Home Abuses

Posted on July 25, 2013 by cchrstl

Nursing Home Abuses The June 2013 issue of Consumer Reports magazine had this to say about antipsychotic drugs given to nursing home patients: “These and related drugs are supposed to be used only for patients with diagnosed psychiatric conditions such … Continue reading →

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Missouri State Department of Mental Health

Posted on June 23, 2013 by cchrstl

Missouri State Department of Mental Health The budget keeps getting bigger, but the cures stay at zero Reports show that: * 10% to 25% of mental health practitioners sexually abuse patients. * Psychiatry has the worst fraud track record of … Continue reading →

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Exchange

Posted on April 21, 2013 by cchrstl

Exchange Many readers of this newsletter have provided support for CCHR St. Louis, either as volunteer helpers or as monetary donors; many have not. We wanted to provide a way for all our readers to easily exchange for receiving the … Continue reading →

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On the Sea of Memory

Posted on March 23, 2013 by cchrstl

On the Sea of Memory: A Journey from Forgetting to Remembering a book by Jonathan Cott Cott describes what it was like to re-invent himself after 36 ECT (Electroconvulsive Therapy) sessions created a fifteen year gap in his memory. “At … Continue reading →

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Pill Mill Psychiatrist Disciplined

Posted on February 5, 2013 by cchrstl

Effective February 1, 2013, the Medical Board of California placed psychiatrist Nathan Brian Kuemmerle on seven years’ probation, with an actual one year suspension beginning February 17, 2013. Kuemmerle, who formerly practiced in West Hollywood, was charged with operating a … Continue reading →

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Missouri Legislative News

Posted on January 27, 2013 by cchrstl

Follow the Missouri legislature at www.moga.mo.gov (Missouri General Assembly) and find out how to contact your own Missouri state representative here. We wanted to tell you about proposed legislation that we think deserves your support. Please contact your Missouri state … Continue reading →

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