Sarah Smith, Author at MindFreedom International (MFI)

World Health Organization (WHO) Exposes a Global Emergency of Human Rights Violations in the Mental Health System.

kb, mental-health-globalBy Sarah Smith July 4, 2006

Info The World Health Organization announced they are dedicating International Human Rights Day, 10 December 2005 to all people diagnosed with mental disorders “and the all-too-prevalent violations of their basic human rights.” Benedetto Saraceno, MD, Director; Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse World Health Organization [photo credit: MindFreedom] To draw attention to this crisis…

Editorial: Should Advocacy Groups Take Psychiatric Drug Money?

kb, psych-drug-corpBy Sarah Smith July 4, 2006

Info UKAN members are voting on whether or not to accept donations from the psychiatric drug industry. UKAN invited David Oaks, director of MindFreedom International, to contribute an essay on the subject to their newsletter. David W. Oaks, Director, MindFreedom International One of the main organizations in the UK to promote self-determinationand alternatives for people…

Forcing Pills on Patients is Not the Answer

campaign, media, mfBy Sarah Smith July 4, 2006

Info Richard Dean Townsend — a long-time client of the mental health system — was shot four times by police in Corvallis, Oregon, USA, and died. This led to a call for more forced psychiatric drugging. Here a Corvallis reporter looks at the other side of the story, including by interviewing David Oaks, director of…

Advertisements for SSRIs May Be Misleading

fraud, kb, psych-drug-corpBy Sarah Smith July 4, 2006

Info Document Actions Print this Medscape reviews an essay in a peer-reviewed medical journal that debunks the “chemical imbalance” myth promoted by psychiatric drug industry. Advertisements for SSRIs May Be Misleading Date Published: Nov 08, 2006 01:00 AM Author: Laurie Barclay, MD Source: Medscape Medical News Advertisements in the U.S. for selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors…

Researchers Debunk Psychiatry’s ‘Chemical Imbalance’ Ads

fraud, kb, psych-drug-corpBy Sarah Smith July 4, 2006

Info A peer-reviewed medical journal runs an essay showing that claims by psychiatric drug industry about a “chemical imbalance” are unproven. MindFreedom International News – 8 Nov. 2005 Millions of viewers have seen the TV ads for the anti-depressant drug Zoloft. A bouncing ball turns from a sad face to a happy face. Like many…

USA jury slams psychiatric drugging with $1.6 million verdict

kb, psychiatric-drugs, risksBy Sarah Smith July 4, 2006

Info A USA jury delivered a major victory to a woman harmed by a psychiatric drug-induced condition known as tardive dyskinesia (TD). 16 October 2005 The family of psychiatric drugs called neuroleptics — sometimes known as anti-psychotics — can cause TD which is a kind of brain damage that can involve persistent and often permanent…

MindFreedom Statement Warns About Mental Health Screening

kb, mfi-usa-campaignBy Sarah Smith July 3, 2006

Info Here are six brief points about why mental health screening as it is currently planned is potentially harmful to young people. President Bush proposes making “mental health screening” a “common practice” for adults and children. Here is why MindFreedom International opposes these “mental health screening” programs. President Bush and his New Freedom Commission on…

US teenager’s parents sue school over depression screening test

kb, mfi-usa-campaignBy Sarah Smith July 3, 2006

Info The prestigious British Medical Journal covers a lawsuit against mental health screening. British Medical Journal 1 October 2005 by Jeanne Lenzer The parents of an Indiana teenager have filed a suit in a federal courtin the state’s Northern District, charging that school officialsviolated their privacy rights and parental rights by subjecting theirdaughter to a…

Humor vs. Mental Health Screening in Eugene, Oregon

campaign, media, mfBy Sarah Smith July 3, 2006

Info A short news article about using humor to challenge plans by President Bush to make “mental health screening” common throughout the USA for adults and children. _Eugene Weekly_ Eugene, Oregon, USA 29 September 2005 Northwest of Normality The Eugene-based nonprofit MindFreedom International will be screening people at the Eugene Celebration for “normality.” The street…

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