Tag Archives: ADHD

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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ISIS Fighters Widely Reported to be Fueled by ADHD Drug

Posted on November 26, 2015 by cchrstl

ISIS Fighters Widely Reported to be Fueled by ADHD Drug CCHR has been exposing the link between psychiatric drugs and violence for decades. Today, CCHR joined ranks with the likes of CNN, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, The Independent, … Continue reading →

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The Havering Crowd

Posted on July 3, 2015 by cchrstl

The Havering Crowd haver – verb gerund or present participle: havering [Scottish] talk foolishly; babble. “Tom havered on.” [British] act in a vacillating or indecisive manner. “Most people giggle at their havering and indecision.” Psychiatry and psychology employ havering as … Continue reading →

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Huffington Post Admits Mental Disorders Are Not Medical Conditions

Posted on June 14, 2015 by cchrstl

Huffington Post Admits Mental Disorders Are Not Medical Conditions A leading psychiatrist featured in the Huffington Post just admitted what CCHR has said for decades — mental disorders are not medical conditions. Allen Frances, professor emeritus at Duke University and … Continue reading →

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Mallinckrodt Sues FDA Over Methylphenidate

Posted on November 28, 2014 by cchrstl

Mallinckrodt Sues FDA Over Methylphenidate Mallinckrodt is a pharmaceutical company with U.S. headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri. One of their products is the generic drug Methylphenidate HCl Extended-Release (ER); methylphenidate is known as Ritalin or Concerta in some branded versions, … Continue reading →

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Common Core Gores Education

Posted on November 15, 2014 by cchrstl

Common Core Gores Education [The quotes are from “Common Core – A Look Behind the Wizard’s Curtain” by Karen Hadley, in The Hard Truth Magazine, Issue 4, 2014. We highly recommend it.] We have written previously (here and here) about … Continue reading →

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Typical or Troubled? School Mental Health Education Program

Posted on October 26, 2014 by cchrstl

Typical or Troubled? School Mental Health Education Program The American Psychiatric Foundation (APF), the philanthropic and educational arm of the American Psychiatric Association (APA), provides grants to fund the implementation of the Typical or Troubled?™ mental health education program in … Continue reading →

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ADHD and Fluoride

Posted on March 10, 2014 by cchrstl

ADHD and Fluoride A recently published scientific study links various developmental disabilities with fluoride poisoning. [Lancet Neurol 2014;13:330-38; February 15, 2014; “Neurobehavioral effects of developmental toxicity”] Here are some salient quotes. “Neurodevelopmental disabilities, including autism, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, dyslexia, and … Continue reading →

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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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ADHD Does Not Exist

Posted on January 19, 2014 by cchrstl

ADHD Does Not Exist The New York Post reviews the book, “ADHD Does Not Exist: The Truth About Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder” (HarperWave, February 2014) by neurologist Richard Saul, M.D. Selected quotes from this article: “After a long career … Continue reading →

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