Tag Archives: Psychiatric Drugs

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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Hot Flashes? Take psych drugs!

Posted on July 21, 2013 by cchrstl

Hot Flashes? Take psych drugs! A nonhormonal drug, paroxetine mesylate (brand name Brisdelle), was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) June 28, 2013 for hot flashes associated with menopause, despite an agency advisory committee having rejected it … Continue reading →

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ADHD Drugs Don’t Boost Kids’ Grades

Posted on July 18, 2013 by cchrstl

ADHD Drugs Don’t Boost Kids’ Grades Studies of Children With Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Find Little Change New studies of children taking psychiatric drugs find that there is little evidence that the drugs actually improve academic outcomes. A growing body of research … Continue reading →

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Military’s Use of Powerful Psychiatric Drugs

Posted on July 11, 2013 by cchrstl

FOX Special Report Series Military’s Use of Powerful Psychiatric Drugs Last month FOX National News released a three-part series on the drugging of our nation’s military, produced by award-winning investigative reporter Douglas Kennedy, and assisted by CCHR International. The first … Continue reading →

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Parents Know Your Rights

Posted on July 4, 2013 by cchrstl

Parents Know Your Rights Periodically we publish a piece about parental rights, particularly regarding parents’ rights when told they must or should put their children on psychiatric drugs. We keep getting calls about this, so apparently we have not saturated … Continue reading →

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Vatican Investigates Psychiatric Drugging of Children

Posted on June 16, 2013 by cchrstl

Vatican Investigates Psychiatric Drugging of Children On June 14-15, the Vatican held a conference, “The Child as a Person and as a Patient: Therapeutic Approaches Compared,” in order to bring professionals together to discuss the harmful consequences of psychiatric drugging … Continue reading →

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Charges reinstated against Detroit Mom Maryanne Godboldo

Posted on June 15, 2013 by cchrstl

Charges reinstated against Detroit Mom Maryanne Godboldo Charges have been reinstated against Detroit mother Maryanne Godboldo, who faced down a SWAT team and a tank for refusing to administer a dangerous and potentially lethal psychiatric drug (Risperdal) to her daughter. … Continue reading →

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FOX Special Report: Drugging the American Soldier

Posted on June 3, 2013 by cchrstl

FOX Special Report: Drugging the American Soldier—Military’s Reliance on Powerful Psych Drugs In an article released this past Memorial Day by Fox National News, investigative reporter Douglas Kennedy teams up with Dr. Peter Breggin and CCHR Human Rights Award Winner, … Continue reading →

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Drugs, Wired Warriors and “Virtual” Insanity

Posted on May 30, 2013 by cchrstl

Drugs, Wired Warriors and “Virtual” Insanity The mental health watchdog Citizens Commission on Human Rights announces the last in a four-part series by award-winning investigative journalist Kelly Patricia O’Meara exploring how the nation’s military forces have been used as guinea … Continue reading →

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Medicaid

Posted on April 18, 2013 by cchrstl

Medicaid It’s in the news today, constantly. What is it, and what should we know about it? What’s all this talk about expanding state Medicaid? Medicaid is a state and federal partnership providing health coverage for people who qualify. Across … Continue reading →

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