Info Hannity’s America with Doug Kennedy on Antidepressants This is a video from Sunday night, 16 December 2007 on Fox News, of the television show “Hannity’s America” with Doug Kennedy on the subject of the alleged role of antidepressant psychiatric drugs in incidents of violence. [This video is not by MFI; this is on YouTube…
Info Document Actions Print this The largest daily newspaper in Oregon published a three-part investigation of the the massive psychiatric drugging of youth in foster care in Oregon. Below is the text from the series, at bottom are links to the original articles. Oregonian newspaper exposes massive psychiatric drugging of foster care kids. Date Published:…
Info On the CBS television show “60 Minutes” on 30 September 2007, Katie Couric looks into the death of four-year-old Rebecca Riley who was given multiple psychiatric drugs after being diagnosed “bipolar.” The parents were charged with murder. Four-year-old Rebecca Riley whose death investigated by 60 Minutes. An online debate began on the CBS web…
Info Document Actions Print this In a ‘first of its kind’ nationwide study of 420 children in New Zealand, examining children’s treatment with “atypical antipsychotic” drugs, 90 per cent of the prescriptions were for Risperidone, which was added to the list of government-subsidised medicines in 1998. In 30 per cent of the children, adverse drug…
Info Document Actions Print this The NY Times investigated the number of USA young people labeled with a “bipolar” psychiatric disorder, and found the number increased forty-fold from 1994 to 2003. More Children Being Treated for Bipolar Disorder Date Published: Sep 03, 2007 01:00 AM Author: Benedict Carey Source: The New York Times For the…
Info MindFreedom salutes Mother Jones magazine for publishing a very important investigation of abuse of youth in today’s mental health system. Journalist Jennifer Gonnerman has extensively examined the infamous Rotenberg Center that uses electrical pain to try to change the behavior of troubled youth. Photo by Mother Jones in School of Shock article. See the…
Info Document Actions Print this Neuroleptic psychiatric drugs (sometimes called “antipsychotics”) are increasingly being given to Canadian youth. Young Canadian children are being prescribed anti-psychotic drugs Date Published: Jun 18, 2007 01:00 AM Author: Sharon Kirkey Source: CanWest News Service Source to original article. Antipsychotics are being widely prescribed to children with behaviour and mood…
Info In May 2007 both The New York Times and USA Today have run major investigations of the rapidly increasing prescriptions of powerful psychiatric drugs, such as the “neuroleptics,” to USA children. MindFreedom asks, “Then why is the State of New York still recommending neuroleptics for three-year-old children?” Anya Bailey has a painful nerve condition…
Info Document Actions Print this NY Times examines relationship between increased prescriptions to USA children for powerful psychiatric drugs, such as neuroleptics, and the industry practice of paying prescribers for consulting, speaking engagements, etc. Psychiatrists, Children and Drug Industry’s Role Date Published: May 10, 2007 03:00 AM Author: GARDINER HARRIS, BENEDICT CAREY and JANET ROBERTS…
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…