USA legislator McDermott holds hearings on foster care psychiatric drugging.

Info Hearings are being held in US Congress on 8 May 2008 about the abuse of foster care youth by psychiatric drugging. Rep. Jim McDermott holds a hearing on psychiatric drugging in foster care. [forwarded message from US Congressperson Jim McDermott] ADVISORY FROM THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE ON INCOME SECURITY AND FAMILY…

May 2008 Protests of Electroshock

Info Electroshock — also known as electroconvulsive therapy — was protested by MindFreedom members in Cork, Ireland; Ottawa, Canada; Montreal, Canada. Here are brief reports from each. MindFreedom Ireland in Cork, Ireland on 3 May 2008 protesting electroshock. BELOW are reports from three May 2008 electroshock protests: Cork, Ireland (photo in upper right); Ottawa, Canada;…

NEWS: MindFreedom Launches All-New MadMarket

Info 1 May 2008: An all-new MadMarket is launched! The MadMarket has hard-to-get books, DVD’s and gear about changing the mental health system. Proceeds support the human rights campaigns of MindFreedom International. New DVD in all-new MadMarket: Little Brother, BIG PHARMA Announcing The Launch Of The ALL-NEW MadMarket!!!! by Martin Rafferty, Director, MadMarket Have you…

Bitter Pill

Info Document Actions Print this The weekly newspaper for Portland, Oregon, USA ran this story by long-time journalist/investigator Philip Dawdy, who himself is an individual diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder. Bitter Pill Date Published: Apr 02, 2008 01:00 AM Author: Philip Dawdy Source: Willamette Week, Portland, Oregon, USA original article: http://wweek.com/editorial/3421/10752/ ISSUE #34.21 NEWS Cover…

Debate in The Register-Guard about gifts from pharmaceutical industry to doctors

In the same month that the daily newspaper for Eugene, Oregon, USA began a debate about the wisdom of prescribing neuroleptic (“antipsychotic”) drugs, March 2008, by coincidence The Register-Guard also had a debate about the wisdom of allowing gifts from the pharmaceutical industry to doctors! The debate about drug company gifts began as a piece…