The American Psychiatric Association announced yesterday that rigorous scientific analysis of the newly adopted fifth edition of its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, often called its “diagnostic bible” and itself promulgated after rigorous scientific analysis, revealed that over 300 million Americans, or 95 per cent of the U.S. population, suffer from mental illness. The organization’s newly elected president, noted Harvard child psychiatrist Dr. Joeph Biederman, urged the country to “set other, petty concerns aside, and rally to ensure that these poor sick people get the help they so desperately need. Our rigorous scientific analysis tells us this is a problem that must not be ignored.”
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Washington in Turmoil after Psychiatry Group Discloses 300 Million Americans Are Mentally Ill
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Drug Companies Drive the Psychiatric Drugging of Children
Johnson & Johnson, the company that makes the antipsychotic drug Risperdal, has tentatively agreed to a settlement of $2.2 billion to resolve a federal investigation into the company's marketing practices. Although details are not fully finalized, this includes "a roughly $400 million criminal fine for the illegal promotion of the antipsychotic Risperdal," according to the Wall Street Journal. It's been well documented that Johnson & Johnson confidentially paid psychiatrists such as Harvard's Joseph Biederman to promote adult drugs such as the powerful antipsychotic drug Risperdal for children. The company has even ghost-written at least one of the Harvard professor's "scientific" articles.
Drug Companies Drive the Psychiatric Drugging of Children
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Pharma Company Studying Oxycontin's Effect On Children
Pharma Company Studying Oxycontin's Effect On Children
The maker of the prescription painkiller OxyContin confirms that a clinical trial is currently under way to measure the opioid's effects on children.
The maker of the prescription painkiller OxyContin confirms that a clinical trial is currently under way to measure the opioid's effects on children.
Monday, July 9, 2012
TEENSCREEN DIRECTORS RESIGN
PsychSearch.net has just learned from an unnamed source that TeenScreen’s Director Laurie Flynn and Co-Director Leslie McGuire have parted ways with TeenScreen. The resignations have now been confirmed with a TeenScreen administrator but calls for an explanation to TeenScreen’s PR office have not been immediately returned.
TEENSCREEN DIRECTORS RESIGN
Friday, July 6, 2012
Stop Drugging Children into Obedience
I am the mother of 4 daughters; the grandma of five grandkids, 5 and under; the big sister of 5 younger brothers; the aunt of 11; the great aunt of 8; the oldest of 45 first cousins. I am a psychiatric social worker and children's and young adult librarian. As a therapist I have worked with clients with serious mental illness. I have been involved with many hundreds of kids for all my 66 years.
Stop Drugging Children into Obedience
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
GlaxoSmithKline to pay $3B for health fraud
GlaxoSmithKline to pay $3B for health fraud
British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline will pay $3 billion in fines—the largest health care fraud settlement in U.S. history—for criminal and civil violations involving 10 drugs that are taken by millions of people.
British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline will pay $3 billion in fines—the largest health care fraud settlement in U.S. history—for criminal and civil violations involving 10 drugs that are taken by millions of people.
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