Info The psychiatric survivor/mental health consumer movement — also known as ‘mad movement’ — accelerated in the early 1970’s at about the same time as the general cross-disability movement that addresses concerns of all people who end up with some type of disability label. The social change movement led by psychiatric survivors and mental health…
Info Document Actions Print this Scientists from USA Food and Drug Administration have written a letter to President-elect Barack Obama pleading with him to fix their “broken” agency. FDA Scientists Ask Obama to Restructure Drug Agency Date Published: Jan 08, 2009 01:00 AM Author: By ALICIA MUNDY and JARED A. FAVOLE Source: Wall St. Journal…
Info Document Actions Print this One more piece of scientific evidence that neuroleptics may be the reason people in public mental health system die so many years earlier than the general population. Alzheimer’s drugs double death risk in elderly Author: Associated Press Source: National Public Radio original AP story: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99141561 LONDON January 8, 2009, 07:05…
Info Document Actions Print this The Sunday New York Times editorialized that the corruption exposed between the psychiatric profession and the drug industry must end. No Mugs, but What About Those Fees Date Published: Jan 03, 2009 07:00 PM Author: Editorial Source: The New York Times New pharmaceutical industry guidelines should stop most drug companies…
Info Document Actions Print this A member of MindFreedom Oregon had a letter to the editor published in the Corvallis Gazette-Times in Oregon, USA about his preference for nutritional medicine over psychiatric medication. Feel free to forward, author responsible for content: ‘Nutritional medicine’ best for brain disorders Date Published: Dec 26, 2008 01:00 AM Author:…
Info Document Actions Print this The New York Times covers the mysterious creation of the fifth version of the “label bible” of the American Psychiatric Association, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manuarl (DSM). Psychiatrist Darrel A. Regier is in charge of the process, and has chosen to keep the process secret, even though the DSM has…
Info Dr. Darrel A. Regier is co-chairman of a panel compiling the latest Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. He has chosen to keep the process for the new version secret. (Photograph by Brendan Smialowski for The New York Times) Click to view full-size image… — Size: 52.5 kB Document Actions Print this
Info Diagnostic and Statistical Manual Five American Psychiatric Association is — behind closed doors — preparing the latest version of their “label bible,” the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual or DSM. Psychiatrist Darrel A. Regier is in charge of creating the new DSM Dr. Darrel A. Regier is co-chairman of a panel…
Info Document Actions Print this Times in UK writes about how forced psychiatric drugging was used in India to enforce a mariarge. Parents drugged, bound and gagged doctor in forced marriage bid Date Published: Dec 19, 2008 01:00 AM Author: Chris Symth Source: UK Times original Times Online article click here: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article5370592.ece An NHS doctor…
Info Document Actions Print this The New York Times editorial board weighs in on the corruption in the psychiatric industry exposed by recent USA Congressional investigations. Expert or Shill? Date Published: Nov 30, 2008 01:00 AM Author: Editorial Source: The New York Times original article: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/30/opinion/30sun2.html The New York Times – Editorial More evidence has…