Psych Observer – Exposing Bad Psychiatry
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- Drugged Up Behind the Wheel: Older Drivers on Psych Drugs 5 Times More Likely to Crash February 7, 2012“The usage of medications, particularly benzodiazepines and anti-depressants, may contribute to a longer reaction time when faced with the unexpected while driving. “In this study, older drivers exposed to benzodiazepines were five times as likely to be involved in a hospitalisation crash, and almost twice as likely for drivers exposed to anti-depressants.” […]admin
- Lawsuit Claims J&J Hid Drug Studies Showing Risperdal Causes Diabetes to Protect Billions in Sales February 3, 2012Johnson & Johnson hid studies showing its Risperdal anti-psychotic drug caused diabetes to protect billions of dollars in sales, a lawyer said in the first personal-injury claim over the medication to go to trial. Researchers at J&J’s Janssen unit knew as early as 1999 that a study found Risperdal caused diabetes at a higher rate than a competing dru […]admin
- The New York Times on Psychiatric Disorders, “Not Diseases, but Categories of Suffering” January 30, 2012YOU’VE got to feel sorry for the American Psychiatric Association, at least for a moment. Its members proposed a change to the definition of autism in the fifth edition of their Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, one that would eliminate the separate category of Asperger syndrome in 2013. And the next thing they knew, a prominent psychiat […]cchrint
- Latest list of mental disorders leaves a bad taste in one’s mouth January 26, 2012It has come to my attention that I am mentally ill. I always knew I was neurotic - who isn't? - but it still comes as something of a surprise to learn that I am suffering from an actual mental illness. Others, perhaps, will not be surprised in the least. The particular mental illness that afflicts me was added only recently to the so-called Bible of psy […]admin
- American Psychiatric Association’s Push to Broaden Definitions of Mental Disorders Sparks Revolt January 25, 2012A panel appointed by the American Psychiatric Association is proposing changes to the industry's guide for mental illnesses, which determines how patients are diagnosed and treated, and whether insurers pay for care. The new edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is scheduled to be published next year. "Everyday disapp […]admin
- Grassley & Senate Watchdog Target Doctors Prescribing Mass Amounts of Dangerous Drugs January 24, 2012An influential U.S. senator is grilling officials in nearly three-dozen states, demanding to know how they are cracking down on physicians who prescribe massive amounts of potentially dangerous prescription drugs. Iowa Republican Charles Grassley sent letters to 34 states Monday asking what steps they had taken to investigate doctors whose prescribing of ant […]cchrint
- Whistleblower says antipsychotic drug maker subverted science & induced others to betray patients January 20, 2012Johnson & Johnson said on Thursday it will pay $158 million to settle a Texas lawsuit accusing the drugmaker of improperly marketing its Risperdal anti-psychotic drug to state residents on the Medicaid health program for the poor. The settlement fully resolves all Risperdal-related claims in Texas, the company said. The agreement is specific to the state […]admin
- U.S. to Force Drug Firms to Report Money Paid to Doctors January 16, 2012Manufacturers of prescription drugs and devices will have to report if they pay a doctor to help develop, assess and promote new products — or if, for example, a pharmaceutical sales agent delivers $25 worth of bagels and coffee to a doctor’s office for a meeting. Royalty payments to doctors, for inventions or discoveries, and payments to teaching hospitals […]admin
- J&J Paid Texas Official to Speak Around the U.S., Jury Told January 11, 2012Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen unit paid a Texas mental health official to speak around the U.S. about state guidelines on prescribing antipsychotic drugs that gave preference to medicines like the company’s Risperdal, the official said. Steven Shon accepted honorariums to fly to Arizona, Florida and New Jersey to discuss Texas guidelines developed in 1999 […]cchrint
- 4 Creepy Ways Big Pharma Peddles its Drugs January 10, 2012It's no secret that advertising works. Big Pharma wouldn't spend over $4 billion a year on direct-to-consumer advertising if it didn't mean massive profits. What is more unknown is why drug ads that sow hypochondria, raise health fears and "sell" diseases are often the most common--and effective--even when the drugs themselves are of […]cchrint
Truth About Psychiatry
- Ron Paul Reintroduces The Parental Consent Act 2011- Prohibits Federal Funding For Psychiatric ‘Screening’ of Kids August 22, 2011Congressman Ron Paul has re-introduced The Parental Consent Act , A bill which prohibits federal funds from being used to establish or implement any universal or mandatory mental health, psychiatric, or socioemotional screening program. "Many children have suffered harmful side effects from using psychotropic drugs. Some of the possible side effects inc […]admin
- “Psychogeddon” in the UK: The manipulation of “mental health” discourse May 14, 2011We keep hearing about hordes of dangerous lunatics wandering our streets just waiting to do unmentionable things to us. But fear not! The mental health police are there to protect you from all those crazed psychopaths! Reality, as usual, has quite a different story to tell. According to the latest report by the Information Centre for Health and Social Care ( […]cchrint
- 25 Good Reasons Why Psychiatry Must Be Abolished March 21, 2011by Don Weitz, Psychiatric Survivor 1. Because psychiatrists frequently cause harm, permanent disabilities, death - death of the body-mind-spirit. 2. Because psychiatrists frequently violate the Hippocratic Oath which orders all physicians "First Do No Harm." 3. Because psychiatrists patronize and disempower people, especially their patients. 4. Bec […]admin
- Billion Dollar Drug Company Law Firm Restructures Connecticut Welfare System March 10, 2011For some time now, Sheila Matthews has been suspicious about her home state of Connecticut’s treatment of its most vulnerable children. As a mother of two children and co-founder of Ablechild, her instincts led her to scrutinize the dubious relationships among Connecticut's Department of Children and Family Services [DCF], the pharmaceutical industry an […]cchrint
- Ablechild—Unsung Hero in Battle Against Psychopharmaceutical Industry November 19, 2010by Evelyn Pringle—The founders of Ablechild, Patricia Weathers and Sheila Matthews, have earned the title of “Unsung Heroes,” as both pioneers and warriors for over a decade, in the battle to protect children from the Psychopharmaceutical Industry. Ablechild (Parents for A Label and Drug-Free Education), is a national non-profit founded in2001, by these two […]admin
- “Just another prick in the wall” — Psychiatry’s Quest for Dominance and Control October 4, 2010by Dominik Ritter, Psychologist—When thinking about psychiatry I find it hard to escape the comparison with the work carried out at assembly lines of large manufacturing companies and the process involved when faulty products are called back for inspection and repair. All mass produced goods are meant to basically look and function in the same way. The same […]cchrint
- Psychiatric Meds 101: A Surprising Discovery – Your Own Personal Hell July 20, 2010by Shane "The People's Chemist" Ellison—Antidepressants strive to increase the levels of a “coping” molecule known as serotonin in the brain. It supposedly helps us find happiness when it’s covered in an avalanche of nastiness. But, it’s never been proven. Still, the drugs attempt to boost serotonin by “selectively” stopping the “reuptake” amo […]admin
- Pre-Crime? Try Pre-Diagnose and Pre-Drug: Psychiatrists target infants as mental patients June 29, 2010A new study, published in the American Journal of Psychiatry and headed by psychiatrist John H. Gilmore, professor of psychiatry and Director of the UNC Schizophrenia Research, claims to be able to detect “brain abnormalities associated with schizophrenia risk” in infants just a few weeks old. We would like to point out the obvious flaw in this bogus study; […]cchrint
- Australian Psychiatrist Patrick McGorry Wants His Pre-Drugging Agenda to Go Global June 16, 2010A Public Service Announcement on Australian TV features Australian of the Year, psychiatrist Patrick McGorry, claiming that nearly half the population will experience mental ill-health during their lifetime. Considering that after World War II, psychiatrists claimed that one in 20 people had a mental disorder, and now it’s every second one of us, that’s a da […]cchrint
- DSM Panel Members Still Getting Pharma Funds May 22, 2010Due to Senate investigations into the American Psychiatric Association, psychiatrists have promised to cut back on their conflicts of interest (pharma funds), but of the current DSM task force members, those who will be deciding on the holy grail of psychiatric disorders (DSM) and what constitutes a “mental illness” are still heavily funded by Pharma. In fac […]cchrint