Warrant: Albuquerque psychiatrist over-medicated hundreds of children in his care

Unlike many doctors, Albuquerque psychiatrist Edwin Bacon Hall, 74, accepted patients on Medicaid and saw them in a timely manner. He often treated foster children, who were sent his way with the approval of their legal guardian, the Children Youth and Families Department (CYFD).

On at least one occasion in his office, he prescribed drugs while dressed as a clown. But what really drew attention was the number of pills he handed out.

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Washington in Turmoil after Psychiatry Group Discloses 300 Million Americans Are Mentally Ill

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.”

Washington in Turmoil after Psychiatry Group Discloses 300 Million Americans Are Mentally Ill

DELAWARE: Lack of psychiatrists takes toll on kids

DELAWARE: Lack of psychiatrists takes toll on kids

When 9-year-old Joshua gets angry, he squeezes his neck and punches his face so hard that he bruises himself.

Psychiatrists are the least effective of mental health professionals, says consultant psychologist

Psychiatrists are the least effective of all mental health professionals, a consultant clinical psychologist has claimed.

Psychiatrists are the least effective of mental health professionals, says consultant psychologist

No Free Pens But Pharma Influence Still Felt at Psychiatric Meeting

No Free Pens But Pharma Influence Still Felt at Psychiatric Meeting

It was 95 degrees with 99 percent humidity. The Gulf had the biggest oil spill in US history. And attendees to this week’s American Psychiatric Convention (APA) annual meeting in New Orleans had to brave 200 protestors chanting “no drugging kids for money” and “no conflicts of interest” to get into the convention hall.

Psychiatric Group Faces Scrutiny Over Drug Industry Ties

Psychiatric Group Faces Scrutiny Over Drug Industry Ties

It seemed an ideal marriage, a scientific partnership that would attack mental illness from all sides. Psychiatrists would bring to the union their expertise and clinical experience, drug makers would provide their products and the money to run rigorous studies, and patients would get better medications, faster.

Psychiatrist Peter R. Breggin MD Forms a New Organization with a New Annual Conference

Renowned reform psychiatrist Peter Breggin MD, the author of Toxic Psychiatry, Talking Back to Prozac, and Medication Madness has started a new organization with a new annual conference working toward more effective empathic and effective therapies. Professionals and members of the public can join Dr. Breggin’s inspiring Empathic Therapy Center, featuring a free newsletter and an annual conference to be held April 8-9, 2011 in Syracuse, New York.

Psychiatrist Peter R. Breggin MD Forms a New Organization with a New Annual Conference

How many psychiatrists does it take to change a light bulb?

One. But the light bulb has got to want to change.

Florida Senators Discuss Psych Drugs on Kids

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Alaska psychiatrists accused of wrongly medicating children

Alaska psychiatrists accused of wrongly medicating children

An Alaska mental health advocacy group that has spent years battling the pharmaceutical industry over medication is suing more than a dozen Alaska child psychiatrists, saying the doctors unnecessarily drugged children and committed Medicaid fraud.

Psychiatrist admits she approved higher drug dosage in Riley trial

A Tufts Medical Center child psychiatrist today testified about how she had frequently approved higher dosages of psychotropic drugs for Carolyn Riley's two preschool daughters, often just after the mother admitted to doing it on her own anyway without asking the doctor.

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Green Mental Health: First Do No Harm

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Psychiatrist Hyla Cass says most psychiatrists simply label patients mentally ill based solely on symptoms and put them on dangerous and addictive drugs, instead of doing complete physical examinations to find and treat underlying medical conditions which can manifest as psychiatric symptoms. There are numerous non-harmful medical solutions that patients are not being offered. She also discusses the severe withdrawal effects of psychiatric drugs and what patients need to know about safely getting off of these drugs under a doctor's supervision.

How a psychiatrist can write 100,000 prescriptions a year, and what that means for primary care

The Miami Herald is reporting an investigation of a psychiatrist who wrote almost 100,000 prescriptions a year. Sen. Grassley and the feds have halted payment to this Miami psychiatrist who stated that “he prescribes only what is medically necessary” and “works long hours, seeing patients for 10 minutes at a time and many of his patients need four or five medications.”

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