Richard and Judy stick by rip-off psychiatrist

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Jun 23 2008  By Kelly Fenna

A NORTH Wales professor who had work ripped off by a TV psychiatrist said he was “flabbergasted” presenters Richard and Judy are sticking by the shrink.

Struck-off Raj Persaud used chunks of Richard Bentall’s work which featured in two articles and a book.

The Bangor University professor said he was shocked to learn the celebrity pair still intend to use Persaud for their programmes.

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Center for Retarded Kids Uses Electroshock Therapy

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By Mike Adams
(NaturalNews) It appears that the use of electroshock punishment tactics isn’t limited to the U.S. military these days: The state of Massachusetts has renewed a special education school’s authority to use electric shocks as a form of punishment, even after the school admitted to administering excessive and unfair shocks to two children after being told to do so by a prank caller.

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Electroshock is a barbaric therapy

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By Dublin | Monday June 23 2008

Slowly, the people of Ireland are beginning to fight back against mental health treatment in this country — not only the facilities but the wildly inaccurate diagnoses and frequently inappropriate, if not downright dangerous, treatments themselves.

On Wednesday, Dr Michael Corry, a consultant psychiatrist, will bring his private member’s Bill to the Seanad — hoping to get ECT (electroshock therapy) banned in this country once and for all, as the barbaric and useless practice it demonstrably is.

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