Tag Archives: Involuntary Commitment

Mental Health “Care” Coming to Your Community

Posted on March 18, 2018 by cchrstl

News articles extolling “Community Mental Health” continue to be published across the United States and abroad. We thought you should know more about this. These articles generally discuss funding, either the lack or availability of public funding, for various mental … Continue reading →

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The Russians Are Coming? No, They Never Left!

Posted on March 4, 2018 by cchrstl

In 1966 the movie “The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!” dramatized the Cold War as a plot to make the world die laughing. We had to laugh about it, because the reality of Soviet infiltration to topple America … Continue reading →

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Take Action – Missouri Legislature

Posted on December 27, 2017 by cchrstl

Periodically we let you know the progress of various proposed legislation making its way through the Missouri General Assembly and suggest ways for you to contribute your viewpoint to your state Representative and state Senator. The Missouri General Assembly is … Continue reading →

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Psychiatry’s Reign of Terror

Posted on November 13, 2017 by cchrstl

Emil Kraepelin (1856-1926), known as the “father of modern psychiatry” and original architect of what became the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), established the basic suppressive fundamentals of the Holocaust. The pattern was: Label someone with a … Continue reading →

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Psychiatry and Other Enterprises

Posted on July 30, 2017 by cchrstl

Book Review Psychiatry and Other Enterprises Personal Experiences and Reflections after 57 Years in the Field of Psychiatry by Nelson Borelli, MD (Mill City Press, Inc., 2015) Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Northwestern University “Psychiatry as it stands now, a … Continue reading →

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The Bogeyman is Coming to Get You

Posted on May 1, 2017 by cchrstl

There is a tradition, especially in film, of a person with mental illness representing the boogeyman — or the reverse case of a boogeyman frightening a person into a traumatic mental state. A boogeyman (also spelled bogeyman) is a folk … Continue reading →

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1 in 5 Mentally Ill? Don’t Believe It!

Posted on April 17, 2017 by cchrstl

False information published by the Federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration claims that “19.9 percent of American adults in the United States (45.1 million) have experienced mental illness over the past year.” In fact, statistics provided on the … Continue reading →

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Take Action – Missouri Legislature – Involuntary Commitment

Posted on March 22, 2017 by cchrstl

Periodically we let you know the progress of various proposed legislation making its way through the Missouri General Assembly and suggest ways for you to contribute your viewpoint to your state Representative and state Senator. You can find your Representative … Continue reading →

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The Greater Good

Posted on August 27, 2016 by cchrstl

What are the limits that the State can do claiming “The Greater Good?” Strict scrutiny is a form of judicial review that courts use to determine the constitutionality of certain laws. To pass a strict scrutiny review, the legislature must have … 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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