Info Document Actions Print this This letter to the editor of a medical magazine by a Harvard professor of neurology warns that neuroleptic drugs are “grossly over-prescribed and overused.” “Adverse effects of anti-psychotics are ‘tip of the iceberg’” Date Published: Feb 21, 2006 01:00 AM Author: Louis R. Caplan, MD Source: Neurology: Volume 6(4) 21…
Info This essay celebrates the MindFreedom delegation once again entering the United Nations, in this case on Martin Luther King, Jr. day, 16 January 2006. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Why MLK, Jr. Would Be Pleased! by David Oaks, Director MindFreedom International Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2006! Today, the United Nations again begins…
Info Document Actions Print this Here’s an inspiring news article in the Christian Science Monitor’s Religion & Ethics section about medical students REFUSING to take drug company gifts for ethical reasons! Backstory: A pill they won’t swallow Date Published: Dec 28, 2005 01:00 AM Author: G. Jeffrey MacDonald, Correspondent Source: The Christian Science Monitor BOSTON…
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…
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…
Info Wall St. Journal, United Press International, WebMD and Time Magazine Pacific all cover the story that researchers have debunked the “chemical imbalance” claim of psychiatric drug manufacturers. BELOW are more media articles about how psychiatric drug ads may be misleading the public about a “chemical imbalance,” from: _Wall Street Journal_ 11/18/05 _United Press International_…
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…
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…
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…
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…