Info A psychologist who identifies as an individual who has personally experienced mental health care reflects on the lessons we can draw from the Virginia Tech tragedy. Al Galves, PhD is a board member of MindFreedom International, though this is an individual statement. What jumps out at me about the Virginia Tech tragedy is that…
Info Document Actions Print this USA Today investigates how neuroleptic psychiatric drugs (also called “antipsychotics”) that are usually given to adults, can have special hazards when given to children, as they are in increasing numbers. Adult antipsychotics can worsen troubles Date Published: May 02, 2007 03:00 AM Author: Marilyn Elias Source: USA Today For original…
Info Document Actions Print this USA Today investigates hazards related to increased prescriptions of neuroleptics — also known as antipsychotics — given to children in the USA. New antipsychotic drugs carry risks for children Date Published: May 02, 2007 03:00 AM Author: By Marilyn Elias Source: USA Today For original news article with links to…
Info Document Actions Print this USA Today exposes the massive psychiatric drugging of USA children in foster care. For foster kids, oversight of prescriptions is scarce Date Published: May 02, 2007 03:00 AM Source: USA Today For original article with sidebar articles click here. Fosterchildren are of special concern to some experts who fear atypicalanti-psychotics…
Info USA Today Neuroleptic Series USA Today examines dangers in the rapidly increasing prescription rate of neuroleptics in USA children. For foster kids, oversight of prescriptions is scarce USA Today exposes the massive psychiatric drugging of USA children in foster care. USA Today investigates neuroleptic psychiatric drug harm to children A report in USA Today…
Info A report in USA Today looks at the disability and death linked to the rapidly increasing rate of prescriptions of the super-powerful neuroleptic or “anti-psychotic” psychiatric drugs to US children. For original news article with links to side bars click here. New antipsychotic drugs carry risks for children Updated 5/2/2006 10:09 AM ET By…
Info The press reports that the Virginia Medical Examiner’s office has announced they will refuse to release results of Cho’s toxicology and autopsy reports. On 2 May MindFreedom Virginia filed a Virginia Freedom of Information Act request to the Office of Chief Medical Examiner of Virginia to require the disclosure of this information. MindFreedom Virginia…
Info Today is supposed to be the beginning of “mental health month.” When it comes to the catastrophe at Virginia Tech, let’s not have May become “cover-up month.” 1 May 2007 Statement on Cho and Full Disclosure by David Oaks, Director, MindFreedom International The Roanoke Times in Virginia hasreported that the Virginia Medical Examiner will…
Info The CBS news magazine “60 Minutes” has often run stories from the point of view of the mental health industry without adequately covering the other side of the story. They’re doing it again about the issue of access to guns by people who have been labeled “mentally defective.” On 29 April 2007, “60 Minutes”…
Info Document Actions Print this Just how many chances did we have to avoid Cho’s day of terror? A youth psychiatric survivor speaks out on the issue. A Hundred Billion Chances Date Published: Apr 30, 2007 03:00 AM Author: Martin Rafferty, Youth Outreach Coordinator Source: MindFreedom International A twenty-year-old youth survivor of the mental health…