Tag Archives: violence

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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War, On Drugs

Posted on July 1, 2016 by cchrstl

We thought our subscribers might find this article of interest — “War, On Drugs” by Dr. Peter Frankopan, director of the Oxford Centre for Byzantine Research in the UK. Here is an excerpt: “Given the well-documented, widespread use of narcotics … Continue reading →

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Risky Business of Sleep Drugs

Posted on March 5, 2016 by cchrstl

Risky Business of Sleep Drugs After reading about the dangers of sleeping pills in the February 2016 edition of Consumer Reports magazine, we thought you might like to know something about that. Some psychotropic drugs are prescribed as sleeping pills. Trazodone, … Continue reading →

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H.R.271 Creating Options for Veterans Expedited Recovery Act

Posted on December 25, 2015 by cchrstl

This bill, H.R.271, introduced in the U.S. House by Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-Florida] on 1/12/2015 and forwarded to the full Veterans’ Affairs Committee on 5/15/2015, would “establish a commission to examine the evidence-based therapy treatment model used by the Secretary of Veterans … 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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New Study Confirms Antidepressants Cause Violence

Posted on November 3, 2015 by cchrstl

New Study Confirms Antidepressants Cause Violence Mainstream press such as the LA Times and Reuters are now reporting that antidepressant drugs can cause violent behavior, based on a new study published in a respected medical journal, PLOS Medicine, which found … Continue reading →

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Psychiatry and the Creation of Senseless Violence

Posted on September 26, 2015 by cchrstl

PSYCHIATRY AND THE CREATION OF SENSELESS VIOLENCE Ben Swann, a news anchor at WGCL-TV (CBS46.com) in Atlanta, broadcast this great piece on his Reality Check show August 27, 2015: Is There A Link Between Mass Shootings and Anti-Depressants? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjB0gTzxhF4) In light … Continue reading →

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State of Fear

Posted on January 24, 2015 by cchrstl

State of Fear The following extended quote is from the author’s appendix to the novel State of Fear by Michael Crichton. Stay with us here, we’re sure you’ll get the importance of it quickly. “Imagine that there is a new … Continue reading →

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The Accessibility of Care

Posted on January 18, 2015 by cchrstl

The Accessibility of Care The political, financial and medical worlds rank the mental health of the nation’s citizens based on their access to “mental health care”, not on the actual state of their mental health nor on the outcomes of … Continue reading →

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The Cloward-Piven Strategy

Posted on December 10, 2014 by cchrstl

The Cloward-Piven Strategy The Cloward–Piven strategy is a political strategy outlined in 1966 by American sociologists and political activists Richard Cloward and Frances Fox Piven that called for overloading the U.S. public welfare system in order to precipitate a crisis … Continue reading →

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