Child’s Journey Shows Dangers of Antipsychotic Drugs

Child’s Journey Shows Dangers of Antipsychotic Drugs

At 18 months, Kyle Warren started taking a daily antipsychotic drug on the orders of a pediatrician trying to quell the boy’s severe temper tantrums.

The Over-Prescribing of Psychoactive Drugs to Children: A Scourge of Our Times

Today, the administration of psychoactive drugs to children (6-17) is all too common and growing at an alarming rate. These drugs often cause the opposite of the intended effect, often condemning children to a life of misery and ill health. The prescription of these drugs is said to treat "chemical imbalances" which were said to cause ADHD, Depression and Bi-polar disorder. It turns out, however, that what we were calling "disease-causing chemical imbalances," is simply incorrect . The sad irony is, the inappropriate use of these medications is in fact creating different chemical imbalances, which do cause mental disorders, many of which are both life-long and debilitating.

The Over-Prescribing of Psychoactive Drugs to Children: A Scourge of Our Times

China to vaccinate 100 million children to fight measles

Nearly 100 million children in China will be vaccinated against measles this month to help eliminate the disease, a leading cause of avoidable death and disability in developing countries, the WHO said on Wednesday.

China to vaccinate 100 million children to fight measles

Average Paxil Birth Defect Settlement $1.2 Million

While no amount of money can adequately compensate for a life-altering birth defect allegedly caused by or linked to the use of the antidepressant Paxil, the average settlement in a Paxil birth defect lawsuit appears to be in excess of $1.2 million for each family involved. The Newark Star-Ledger noted in July that Paxil manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline (Glaxo) has put aside $2.4 billion for the resolution of litigation involving Paxil and one other drug in Glaxo's product line.

Average Paxil Birth Defect Settlement $1.2 Million

Too many young children are medicated with powerful drugs

Recently while cleaning out my office in anticipation of my new job, I discovered that I had unknowingly been witness to to an historic moment in child psychiatry. I found a binder from a course I had taken in June of 2001 sponsored by Harvard Medical School on Major Psychiatric Illnesses in Children and Adolescents.

Too many young children are medicated with powerful drugs

an oldie but goodie

Edmonton prisoner needed pills prior to guard scuffle and fatal elevator fall

A teen prisoner who fell to his death down a courthouse elevator shaft after tussling with guards had not taken his medication for severe behavioural problems for two weeks, a nurse told an inquiry Tuesday.

John Travolta and Kelly Preston On: Anti-Psychiatric Medication

Scientology Propaganda video featuring Kelly preston, John Travolta, Catherine Bell, Marisol Nichols, and Sofia Milos. Ironicly Jett Travolta the son of Ms Preston and Travolta died at the age of 16 after his Depakote treatment had been halted.

Illinois Medicaid Fraud Case

Illinois Medicaid Fraud Case

The Law Project for Psychiatric Rights (PsychRights®) announces the unsealing of the first Medicaid Fraud case for prescribing psychiatric drugs to children and youth by someone other than PsychRights using PsychRights’ model Qui Tam Complaint.

When Preschoolers Get Depressed

Childhood should be a carefree time of happiness and discovery. So when doctors begin to talk about depression among preschoolers, it’s no surprise that the diagnosis is met with skepticism, an issue explored in this week’s New York Times Magazine.

When Preschoolers Get Depressed

No Child Left Unmedicated

We are already drugging children into complacency with psychotropic stimulants such as Ritalin if they are bored or distracted in the classroom,

No Child Left Unmedicated

Antivirals for herpes during pregnancy don't cause birth defects, study finds

Antivirals for herpes during pregnancy don't cause birth defects, study finds

A study of birth records in Denmark shows no increase in birth defects among children born to mothers who received the antiviral drugs acyclovir, valacyclovir and famciclovir during the first trimester of pregnancy, researchers said Monday. The drugs are often used to treat herpes simplex and herpes zoster infections.

ADHD, or just immature?

ADHD, or just immature?

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is more commonly diagnosed in kids who start school at a younger age. Are we medicating immaturity?

Prescription Drug Use Rises in Children in U.S.

Prescription Drug Use Rises in Children in U.S.

According to the 2010 Drug Trend Report, Prescription drugs, prescription drug use increased by 5 percent in American children in 2009, it is the highest of any other single demographic group. More than one in four insured children are now taking at least one prescription medication to treat a chronic medical condition. Usage of prescription medication has been seen in antipsychotic, asthma, diabetes drugs, there is most significant increase over the past nine years.

Adderall, the Study Drug, Poses Serious Health Risks

Grades are important, but for some overly ambitious students, they are more important than their health.

Adderall is a prescription drug that is prescribed for kids with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Now, the drug is being clandestinely used to improve grades on college campuses. Since the drug is known for its ability to promote concentration and focus, students desperate to get a winning edge in school are popping it in order to enhance their ability to retain knowledge, stay up later and work faster during study sessions.

Adderall, the Study Drug, Poses Serious Health Risks

WHO gives Pfizer vaccine nod for int'l procurement

The World Health Organization has granted prequalification status to Pfizer Inc.'s children's pneumococcal vaccine, Prevenar 13, paving the way for United Nations agencies and governments to start ordering the product.

WHO gives Pfizer vaccine nod for int'l procurement

Lab rats? Drugs for US children tried on Indians

A law intended to speed up development of new drugs for US kids has ended up financing clinical trials in poor countries, where the medicines might never become available.

Lab rats? Drugs for US children tried on Indians

The Hidden Truth: Why Government Wants Your Kids on Cholesterol Drugs…

The Hidden Truth: Why Government Wants Your Kids on Cholesterol Drugs…

If Pfizer has its way, your child's gummy bears may be replaced with chewable Lipitor

Overmedicating Children - Commisions Are Up, So Is The Death Toll

A few less to cremate in the Fema Camps....

Common anesthetic is anti-depressant 'wonder drug': study

Common anesthetic is anti-depressant 'wonder drug': study

Ketamine, a general anesthetic usually administered to children and pets, is also highly effective in low doses as an anti-depressant, according a study published Thursday.

ADHD: Wrong Diagnosis in Some Children

Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity disorder (ADHD.) splits health professionals and parents alike, and it has been shown that around one million children are misdiagnosed with the disorder. This has come about due to them being the unlucky child in their year, being the least mature and/or the youngest in their class.

ADHD: Wrong Diagnosis in Some Children

Psychedelic Drugs Might Help Treat Mental Illness

They're illicit, lead to hallucinations and out-there sensations, and can be dangerous and even downright deadly. But illegal psychedelic drugs such as ecstasy, LSD, mushrooms and ketamine might also be able to help treat myriad serious medical conditions, including depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Psychedelic Drugs Might Help Treat Mental Illness

New study: 85% of Big Pharma's new drugs are "lemons" and pose health risks to users

New study: 85% of Big Pharma's new drugs are "lemons" and pose health risks to users

For years, natural health proponents have been sounding the alarm about the dangers of new drugs being pushed on consumers. But is that a one-sided, inaccurate view? Not at all. In fact, new research now shows the problems with Big Pharma's hugely hyped medications are far worse than most people have even dreamed. Independent reviewers found that about 85 percent of new drugs offer few if any new benefits -- but they carry the risk of causing serious harm to users.

AstraZeneca Wins Dismissal of Verus Suit Over Plan to Develop Asthma Drug

AstraZeneca Plc won dismissal of a lawsuit in which it was accused of backing out of a deal with Verus Pharmaceuticals Inc. to develop a children’s asthma drug and instead aligning with competitor Map Pharmaceuticals Inc.

AstraZeneca Wins Dismissal of Verus Suit Over Plan to Develop Asthma Drug

One million children may be misdiagnosed with ADHD: study

One million children may be misdiagnosed with ADHD: study

Almost one million children in the United States are potentially misdiagnosed with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) because they were the youngest and least mature in their kindergarten classes, a US study released Tuesday found.

1 Million Children Misdiagnosed With ADHD?

Could selling cheap malaria drugs in private stores harm children's health?

Could selling cheap malaria drugs in private stores harm children's health?

In a guest contribution, Oxfam's Mohga Kamal-Yanni argues that the Affordable Medicines Facility-malaria has chosen the wrong way to tackle the problem of malaria drug shortages in poor countries

New Target Alert!!!

Data presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association showed that the number of college students with a serious mental illness is rising, reported the Los Angeles Times.

Study Finds An Increase In Mental Illness Among College Students

School Immunization Rush Underway

Many local families are getting in the back-to-school mode. There's a myriad of things to take care of when it comes to the new school year, including required immunizations.

Tylenol Use Linked to Asthma, Other Allergies in Teens

Teens from around the world who regularly take acetaminophen, best known as Tylenol, were more than twice as likely to have asthma as teens who never take the over-the-counter pain and fever reducer, new research finds.

Tylenol Use Linked to Asthma, Other Allergies in Teens

Study: Autism diagnosis could be made as early as one month

While most children with Autism Spectrum Disorder are diagnosed around age 2 or 3, a new study suggests it may someday be possible to flag these children as young as just a few months old. The idea that an autistic child could be diagnosed as an infant, and therefore be able to get the earliest treatment possible, is intriguing to experts in the field. The new study of babies who'd been placed in the neo-natal intensive care unit after birth was originally intended to research infant development. "This was not meant to be an autism study, but they went back and said: 'Mmm we have some features here that can differentiate the kids with autism compared with kids who don't,'" explains Dr. Max Wiznitzer of Cleveland's UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital. Some of the children who were later diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder had developmental anomalies as young babies including differences in muscle tone and how they responded to noises and visual patterns. The differences were subtle, and experts say could not be identified by a parent. It's too early to generalize these findings to healthy newborns. "These were babies who were sick enough that they ended up in an intensive care unit and then were followed afterwards to monitor their development," Dr. Wiznitzer says. Still, these red flags could be used in future infant autism studies. The hope is to find solid autism markers that doctors can look for even in their tiniest patients. Even though there's no real cure for autism experts say getting these children into treatment programs as early as possible helps. Current early signs of autism include not making eye contact, not responding to their name, repetitive behaviors and not socializing or interacting appropriately.

Asthma drug ruling 'nonsensical'

Asthma drug ruling 'nonsensical'

The NHS watchdog has been accused of being "nonsensical" for denying young children with severe asthma access to a drug.

ADHD: Who makes the diagnosis?

As a toddler, Ian Barrier got expelled from day care.

"They just said that he was all over the place, he couldn't handle the structure, they didn't have the staff or the skills to deal with it," said his mother, Amy Barr. "They said, 'We think he has ADD or ADHD' and I'm like, 'What is that?"

ADHD: Who makes the diagnosis?

Little evidence antidepressants helpful for autism

Little evidence antidepressants helpful for autism

While antidepressants are commonly given to people with autism, there is no evidence from clinical trials that the drugs are helpful for children with the disorder, and only limited evidence that they benefit adults, a new research review finds.

Retired military families not eligible for autism treatment benefit

Retired military families not eligible for autism treatment benefit

When Zachary Berge was diagnosed with autism shortly after his second birthday, he couldn't speak a word. He often threw tantrums because he couldn't express himself.

Are we over medicating our kids?

It is summer camp season for kids and well run camps require a medical history and record of prescription medications that the child is taking. One prestigious camp for teens in Southern California had 153 residential teenagers last week. The ages are 11 to 19 with the average camper age 16. These kids come from California and other states across the U.S. Fifty percent come from out of state and a number of campers each week are international. OK, so far so good. Healthy teens getting together for a week of learning and fun. Here is the shocker!

Are we over medicating our kids?

Testosterone Regulation and Autism

Testosterone Regulation and Autism

Testosterone regulation involves using a drug, such as leuprolide, to reduce the amount of testosterone and oestrogen in your body.

Some Pharmaceutical Clinical Trial Results Are Buried, Study Shows

Investors interested in pharma stocks and patients eager to know if an experimental drug works have one thing in common: they devour stories reporting the results of clinical trials, which assess whether a new drug is safe and effective. Now it turns out they have something else in common: they’re not getting the whole story.

Some Pharmaceutical Clinical Trial Results Are Buried, Study Shows

Study Suggests Drug Studies Funded By The Pharmaceutical Are Often More Positive

Study Suggests Drug Studies Funded By The Pharmaceutical Are Often More Positive

A new study from researchers at Children's Hospital Boston suggests that clinical trials that are funded through sources within the pharmaceutical industry are more likely to give positive results than those funded through other means.

A child drugging and brainwashing facility.

Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services has been providing specialized services and therapeutic treatment to generations of Southern California children. Vista Del Mar offers a comprehensive range of social and psychological services that include psychiatric residential treatment, day treatment, outpatient, individual, family, and group therapy, medical and dental services provided on site by doctors and registered nurses, community treatment units, educational and vocational services, foster care and complete adoption services. From its original mission in 1908 as an orphanage, Vista Del Mar has evolved to the forefront of dealing with victims of child abuse, neglect, abandonment, domestic violence and family dysfunction. The broad-based approach to these problems is evident from the diversity of programs offered to emotionally impaired children, ages 2 to 18, of all ethnicities and backgrounds, and their familie

EEG test can help get patient on right meds

McMaster psychiatrists and engineers have worked together to find a faster way to get the right drug to the right patient.

EEG test can help get patient on right meds

When A Drugmaker Funds A Study, The Results Look Rosier

When A Drugmaker Funds A Study, The Results Look Rosier

When it comes to the influence that drugmakers can exert on clinical research, it's hard to surprise us anymore.

Group sues over forced medication of patients at New Jersey psychiatric hospitals

New Jersey psychiatric hospitals regularly medicate patients against their will, and state law prevents an outside review of medication practices, according to a federal lawsuit filed by a patient advocacy group.

Group sues over forced medication of patients at New Jersey psychiatric hospitals

The Manufacturing of Madness: Profits Before Progress

The Manufacturing of Madness: Profits Before Progress

Drug companies have been instrumental in promoting psychiatric diagnoses designed to market drugs. These corporate giants persuade consumers that a gamut of what may be common human feelings can be interpreted as serious psychopathology. They even invent diagnoses in a way that will best sell costly and profitable drugs. People suffering from emotional problems are often duped into adding to corporate profits and become distracted from the possibility of making progress in coping with their pain.

Pfizer Officials Sued by Investors

A union pension fund has sued drugmaker Pfizer, saying that directors should be held liable for the company's repeated violations of federal laws governing drug-marketing practices that resulted in the company having to pay a $2.3 billion settlement.

Pfizer Officials Sued by Investors

CCHR co-founder, Dr. Thomas Szasz, Professor of Psychiatry Emeritus

http://www.cchrint.org/szasz - Dr. Thomas Szasz is co-founder of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) a psychiatric/mental health watchdog. He is a professor of Psychiatry Emeritus, author of 35 critically acclaimed books on psychiatry and the mental health industry. To see Thomas Szasz's full CV, including more than 40 international awards and recognitions for his outstanding and precedent setting work, click here

Cruelty in the name of psychiatry

Dr Breggin, an international authority in psychiatric medicine, has stated in his book 'Brain disabling treatments in psychiatry’(page 12) that,

'Psychiatric drugs achieve their primary or essential effect by causing brain dysfunction and they tend to do far more harm than good.

Cruelty in the name of psychiatry

Doubts about Bipolar and Drugging children

Doubts about Bipolar and Drugging children

To those who have just received this label from a psychiatrist for your child please take a minute to read the above article on CNN.

Watch out for expanding sickness market… Chewable Cholesterol Lowering Drugs for Children? Really?

Watch out for expanding sickness market… Chewable Cholesterol Lowering Drugs for Children? Really?

Recent breaking news: Lipitor, the world’s best selling drug by Pfizer will now be available in chewable pill form for your children to enjoy. Yummy. In an article written by the Associated Press earlier this month, it states that this pill will be designed for children with “Genetic Diseases” like Familial Hypercholesterolemia.

ADHD | Pros And Cons Of ADHD Medication

ADHD | Pros And Cons Of ADHD Medication

As a parent of a child who has Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) you are faced with deciding how to manage your child’s ADHD symptoms. One options for treating the symptoms of ADHD that is highly debated is medication; some people strongly believe it is the best options and other believe medication shouldn’t be used on children. Determining the best option for your child is an important decision that shouldn’t be made without sufficient information. Before you make this decision, you should know that there are pros and cons to ADHD medication and that medication may be right for one child but not another. This article may help you as a parent or caregiver decide if medication is the right treatment method for your child.

Novartis To Give Away New Children's Medicine

The drug company Novartis is distributing 250,000 bottles of a medication to take advantage of a product recall in a competing product by Tylenol.

Novartis To Give Away New Children's Medicine

Drugging Kids a Form of Abuse

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Giving children pharmaceuticals for nontherapeutic reasons may be an under-recognized form of abuse, a retrospective study showed.

Data from U.S. poison control centers revealed an average of 160 cases of "malicious" use of pharmaceuticals in children younger than 7 annually over a nine-year period, Shan Yin, MD, MPH, of Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center in Denver, reported online in the Journal of Pediatrics.

FDA Approves Drug for Chronic Drooling in Children

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Cuvposa (glycopyrrolate) Oral Solution to treat chronic severe drooling caused by neurologic disorders in children ages 3 years to 16 years.

FDA Approves Drug for Chronic Drooling in Children

The FDA warns menopausal women using Evamist to avoid contact with children and pets

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday warned menopausal women using Evamist to avoid allowing children and pets to come into contact with the drug. Evamist contains the estrogen hormone estradiol and is sprayed on the forearms between the elbow and wrist to reduce hot flashes. The FDA said it has received eight reports of adverse effects from exposure to the drug in children ages 3 to 5, and two reports of problems with pets.

The FDA warns menopausal women using Evamist to avoid contact with children and pets

Insomniac children being prescribed unsafe medications--study

Insomniac children being prescribed unsafe medications--study

A novel research reveals that doctors are increasingly using unapproved sedatives to treat children suffering from insomnia.

ADHD meds help, but many parents still against them

ADHD meds help, but many parents still against them

Medication may be the most effective treatment for kids with ADHD but it’s not a cure-all, a new Consumer Reports survey shows.

Government Is Daring To Keep Children On Drugs

Apparently the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had at least heard about the suicide of Gabriel Myers.

Government Is Daring To Keep Children On Drugs

Withdrawing from Psychiatric Medications

You’ve been diagnosed with a mental disorder and have been in treatment now for years. You’ve done both psychotherapy and psychiatric medications, and now it’s time to try to live life drug-free. You’ve successfully ended your psychotherapy treatment, but now you’re looking for advice and information about how to end your psychiatric medications.

Withdrawing from Psychiatric Medications

Pfizer's Viagra Weighed by U.S. FDA for Children With Rare Lung Disorder

Pfizer's Viagra Weighed by U.S. FDA for Children With Rare Lung Disorder

A form of Pfizer Inc.’s erection drug Viagra, sold as the blood-pressure treatment called Revatio in adults, may be used for children with a rare lung disorder if U.S. regulators can agree on how to test it.

Medication common practice for insomnia in kids

Insomnia is a major problem among children in mental health treatment and at least a quarter of these patients are given sleep medication, a new survey of child psychiatrists indicates.

Medication common practice for insomnia in kids

Contact lenses leading cause of medical device injuries for US Children

Researchers at the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) have revealed that medical devices have forced tens of thousands of kids and teens to visit the ER every year. The study is published online in the journal Pediatrics. The researchers FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health assessed the medical records from ER visits registered in a national injury surveillance system. Data from nearly 100 nationally representative hospital showed that 144,799 medical device-related complications took place during the period of 2004 and 2005. That amounts to 70,000 injuries per year, the researchers highlighted.

Contact lenses leading cause of medical device injuries for US Children


Medical device problems hurt 70,000+ kids annually

Ana Cantu was a Human Guinea Pig in a Drug Trial for $4,800

Ana Cantu was a Human Guinea Pig in a Drug Trial for $4,800

"The study started out with 20 subjects...For about a week there were 14 subjects. Then they started dropping...Now, we're down to 7."

Our children aren't sleeping and we're medicating them

New study from Hasbro Children's Hospital finds wide array of medication common practice for insomnia in children receiving mental health treatment

Our children aren't sleeping and we're medicating them

Drugs are bad, m'kay

HEY KIDS, DRUGS R BAD, U SHOULDNT DO DRUGS, MKAY, IF U DO THEM, U R BAD, CUZ DRUGS R BAD, MKAY, IS A BAD THING TO DO DRUGS, SO DONT BE BAD, BY DOIN DRUGS, MKAY, THAT WOULD BE BAD, CUZ DRUGS R BAD, MKAY..

Austin Family: ADHD Drug Abuse

Melanie Dunham, editor for Austin Family Magazine, discuss the misuse of ADHD medications and how misuse can harmful side effects. Why are these drugs popular with tweens and teens and what should parents know about this trend?

FDA investigating recall of children’s medicine

Washington • The Food and Drug Administration said Saturday it was investigating a health care company for other potential problems following its recall of more than 40 over-the-counter infants’ and children’s liquid medications.

FDA investigating recall of children’s medicine

Marijuana From Mom: Mother Says Drug Helps Son Cope with Severe OCD

Last year, 12-year-old Ryan Mendoza's obsessive compulsive disorder became so bad, his mother said, that his triggers -- the wind and spotting the number "6" -- would drive him to have crippling and violent meltdowns.

Marijuana From Mom: Mother Says Drug Helps Son Cope with Severe OCD

Avandia fraud explained: Why Big Pharma keeps lying about its drugs

Sometimes the degree of fraud that takes place in the drug industry is so mind-boggling that it's hard to determine whether drug regulators and the media are paying attention at all. For the past several months, drug giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has been under scrutiny for tampering with clinical trial data for its diabetes drug, Avandia. Reports show that the company lied about Avandia's safety in order to get the drug approved and keep it on the market. But despite numerous pieces of credible evidence and witness testimonies that have all come forward -- all of which reveal GSK's deception -- an FDA advisory panel is still recommending that Avandia remain on the market.

Avandia fraud explained: Why Big Pharma keeps lying about its drugs

Ghostwriting at Elite Academic Medical Centers in the United States

Medical ghostwriting is a threat to public health which currently takes place only due to the cooperation of researchers employed at academic medical centers. Although there is growing awareness of the danger posed by medical ghostwriting, we find that few academic medical centers have public policies which prohibit this behavior, and many of the existing policies are ambiguous or ill-defined. We have proposed an unambiguous policy which defines participating in medical ghostwriting as academic misconduct akin to plagiarism or falsifying data. By adopting and enforcing this policy, academic medical centers would adhere to the norms of science followed across the rest of the University, and would no longer facilitate clandestine industry influence over the peer-reviewed scientific literature. By prohibiting medical ghostwriting, academic medical centers have a rare opportunity- to significantly reduce a major threat to public health with the stroke of a pen.

Ghostwriting at Elite Academic Medical Centers in the United States

Drugging kids for parents' relief called abusive

Drugging kids for parents' relief called abusive

If the kids become too much to handle, slip 'em a little cold medicine. It's an often-repeated joke -- or advice -- that parents share on the playground or on Twitter and Facebook pages.

The malicious use of pharmaceuticals: An under-recognized form of child abuse

Child abuse is a serious problem that affects nearly one million children a year in the United States alone. The American Academy of Pediatrics and the US Department of Health and Human Services classify child abuse into four categories including neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, and emotional abuse. None of these categories, however, clearly includes the abusive use of drugs on children. A study soon to be published in the Journal of Pediatrics investigates the malicious use of pharmaceuticals and attempts to shed light on this under-recognized problem.

The malicious use of pharmaceuticals: An under-recognized form of child abuse

Health Alert: Teen prescription drug abuse on the rise

PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE IS ON THE RISE AMONG TEENS IN THE U-S.

Most Kids With ADHD Take Medication

More than 80% of children who are diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder take prescription medications at some point to treat their symptoms, according to a new nationwide survey of parents by Consumer Reports Health.

Most Kids With ADHD Take Medication

Ryan’s Story: Is a Medication Change to Blame?

So many children take medication for any number of issues and when a doctor recommends a change we tend to go along with it. But one family says an abrupt and drastic change in medication turned their gentle song into a killer.

Ryan’s Story: Is a Medication Change to Blame?

What causes sweet cravings when taking psychiatric medication?

What causes sweet cravings when taking psychiatric medication?

Question by Gabe: What causes sweet cravings when taking psychiatric medication?

Parents Say Drugs, Changing Schools Best for ADHD Kids

Which treatments work best for kids who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
(ADHD)? A recent Consumer Reports survey reveals that parents
rank drug therapy as the most beneficial, followed by changing schools.

Parents Say Drugs, Changing Schools Best for ADHD Kids

Orphan status for child cancer drug

An experimental treatment which could help fight a cancer that attacks the nervous system of young children has been granted orphan drug status by the Food and Drug Administration.

Orphan status for child cancer drug

Glaxo Said to Have Paid $1 Billion Over Paxil Suits

GlaxoSmithKline Plc has agreed to pay more than $1 billion to resolve more than 800 cases alleging its Paxil antidepressant caused birth defects in some users’ children, according to people familiar with the settlements.

Glaxo Said to Have Paid $1 Billion Over Paxil Suits

Exclusive New ADHD Survey Released

Close to 4.5 million children have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, commonly known as ADHD. Consumer Reports recently surveyed 900 parents whose children have this condition to help other parents understand which treatments work the best.

Exclusive New ADHD Survey Released

Note: I am assuming this survey failed to ask the proper questions.

Anti-psychotics may cause brain damage, new study shows

Findings from a new study that shows that anti-psychotic drugs are likely to cause brain damage has raised alarm bells among health campaigners and human rights groups.

Anti-psychotics may cause brain damage, new study shows

300 Laid Off at Tylenol Plant that Made Recalled Drugs

Johnson & Johnson’s McNeil Consumer Healthcare unit will be eliminating 300 of 400 jobs at the Fort Washington, PA manufacturing facility that made Tylenol and other over-the-counter drugs that were recalled earlier this year. The plant has been closed since April 30, and could remain closed well into next year, McNeil said.

300 Laid Off at Tylenol Plant that Made Recalled Drugs

Day Care Worker Sentenced For Drugging Kids

One of two women accused of drugging children in a Springfield Township day care center was sentenced today by a Hamilton County Judge. 56 year old Pamela Hartley of Cleves will spend six months in jail and can no longer work in childcare.

Day Care Worker Sentenced For Drugging Kids

In Afghanistan, drug rehab for children

Children in Afghanistan are often fed opium to stop their crying, and many are born to addicts. A few clinics offer drug rehab for youths, but they are scarce and socially taboo.

In Afghanistan, drug rehab for children

Children Are Being Exploited to Extend Pharmaceutical Patents

Want to protect your kids from high cholesterol? Just give ’em drugs—like the new, chewable form of Lipitor. Yes, chewable. Like candy. A new Action Alert asks Congress to repeal a really rotten law that encourages this.

Lipitor, the world’s top-selling drug—made by Pfizer, the world’s largest pharmaceutical company—has just been approved for use with children in the European Union. It is already approved for children in the US. The motivation is obvious: Lipitor’s 2009 sales were about $13 billion, but its US patent expires at the end of November 2011. This means Pfizer will quickly lose much of its Lipitor revenue once the generic competition hits the market. The company is desperately trying to boost its sales everywhere it can before then.

Children Are Being Exploited to Extend Pharmaceutical Patents

Researchers Fail to Reveal Full Drug Pay

A world-renowned Harvard child psychiatrist whose work has helped fuel an explosion in the use of powerful antipsychotic medicines in children earned at least $1.6 million in consulting fees from drug makers from 2000 to 2007 but for years did not report much of this income to university officials, according to information given Congressional investigators.

Researchers Fail to Reveal Full Drug Pay

Children's drug consumers sue J&J for fraud

Consumers are accusing Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) of fraud and racketeering in a lawsuit stemming from its recent children's drug recall. The buyers of those recalled meds are demanding cash refunds--rather than coupons for replacement products--in five suits seeking class-action status in federal court in Chicago.

Children's drug consumers sue J&J for fraud

Lawsuits Filed Against Johnson & Johnson Over Drug Recall

U.S drugmaker Johnson & Johnson was recently forced to recall children’s Tylenol and some other over the counter pediatric medications which has now resulted in a lawsuit being filed in federal court agains the company. Some consumers are unhappy with the company’s plan to offer replacement products or coupons to those who bought the affected drugs.

Lawsuits Filed Against Johnson & Johnson Over Drug Recall

Shock Therapy Used on Children with Autism

Shock Therapy Used on Children with Autism

The Judge Rotenberg Center, located outside of Boston, has been under the media’s fire since their methods of reprehension for students were revealed. The school uses aversives to correct the behavior of children who are acting out. What kind of aversives do they use? Skin shock treatment.

Drugging Our Children: Side Effects

Kid Drugging NAMI Big Pharma Psychiatry Wake Up America 17

Kid Drugging NAMI Big Pharma Psychiatry Wake Up America 17

Radhia and Peter discuss the wide spread use of psychiatric drugs in todays society. This video goes over the relationship between big pharma and NAMI, The National Alliance on Mental Illness. Is this really an advocacy group for mental health consumers or a front group to help market drugs for big pharma and push legislation in favor of the Big Pharma Profits? Whats the relationships between Big Pharma, NAMI, psychiatry and children's meds?

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Mom says center took teen off needed drugs three months before suicide

The mother of a 15-year-old Knox County boy who hanged himself while in juvenile custody in Chattanooga said Thursday her son died because he wasn't given needed psychiatric medications by a drug treatment center overseeing his care.

Mom says center took teen off needed drugs three months before suicide

The Brave New World of Pre-Drugging Kids: Patrick McGorry & Psychosis Risk Syndrome

Imagine being a parent taking your 10-year-old daughter to the doctor where she gasps for air and suddenly dies in your arms. You are informed afterwards that a toxic dose of prescribed medication caused her death.

The Brave New World of Pre-Drugging Kids: Patrick McGorry & Psychosis Risk Syndrome

Corruption in Drug Research and in Medicine

“Over the last 80 years, organized medical groups and pharmaceutical companies, using lawyers, bribes, lobbyist, insurance companies and the strong arm of the Food and Drug Administration, have been very busy.

Corruption in Drug Research and in Medicine

EU Approves Pfizer Cholesterol Drug for children

Pfizer has won approval in the European Union to start marketing a chewable version of their anti-cholesterol drug Lipitor to children as young as 10. Pfizer has already won U.S. approval for Lipitor use in children 10 to 17 with that condition in 2002.

EU Approves Pfizer Cholesterol Drug for children

ADHD and School: The Problem of Assessing Normalcy in an Abnormal Environment

According to the most authoritative recent data, approximately 8% of children in the United States, aged 4 to 17, have been diagnosed as having ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder).[1] The same reports note that the disorder is about three times as frequent in boys as it is in girls, so this means that roughly 12% of boys and 4% of girls have received the diagnosis. Think of it. Twelve percent of boys--that's approximately one boy out of every eight--has been determined by some clinical authority, using official diagnostic criteria set out by the American Psychiatric Association, to have this particular mental disorder!

ADHD and School: The Problem of Assessing Normalcy in an Abnormal Environment

Adderall use increases on college campuses

Adderall use increases on college campuses

Editor’s Note: To protect their identities, sources’ *names have been altered.

Students and academics increasingly using 'smart drugs' to boost performance

A growing number of students and academics are using “smart drugs” bought over the internet to improve their performance in exams, a senior drug adviser has warned.

Students and academics increasingly using 'smart drugs' to boost performance

Pfizer Accused of Experimenting on Kids

Pfizer Accused of Experimenting on Kids

The Supreme Court gave a rare hit to private businesses when it declined to take up a case against pharmaceutical giant Pfizer. The suit alleges the drug company conducted nonconsensual drug testing on over 200 Nigerian children, some of whom died as a result of the tests. The suit was filed under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) which grants federal judges the ability to hear civil lawsuits filed by non-US citizens for violations of the "law of nations". By declining to hear Pfizer's appeal and entertain its argument that it cannot be sued in an American court for these claims the Supreme Court has allowed the matter to move forward to trial.

Alberta hospital quarantines kids

Four kids have been quarantined and at least 20 staff asked to stay home following a Norovirus outbreak at Alberta Children’s Hospital.

Alberta hospital quarantines kids

How easy is it to fake ADHD?

How easy is it to fake ADHD?

Disturbingly easy. All you need is 5 minutes with Google according to a new study.

Pharmaceuticals pushing psychiatric drugs by making up behavior disorders and syndroms.

People WAKE UP PLEASE
They make up syndromes disorders, .. You name it.
All for huge PROFITS and PLEASURE.
Yes, they love watching you suffer and die, taking all your money on the way.

Paxil side effects
Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: skin rash or hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat. Contact your doctor promptly if you have any of the following side effects, especially if they are new symptoms or if they get worse: mood changes, anxiety, panic attacks, trouble sleeping, irritability, agitation, aggressiveness, severe restlessness, mania (mental and/or physical hyperactivity), thoughts of suicide or hurting yourself.

Call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects: * seizure (convulsions); * tremors, shivering, muscle stiffness or twitching; * problems with balance or coordination; * agitation, confusion, sweating, fast heartbeat; or * easy bruising or bleeding (such as a nosebleed).

Less serious Paxil side effects may include: * feeling nervous, restless, or unable to sit still; * drowsiness, dizziness, weakness; * sleep problems (insomnia); * nausea, constipation, loss of appetite; * weight changes; * decreased sex drive, impotence, or difficulty having an orgasm; or * dry mouth, yawning, or ringing in your ears.

This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Tell your doctor about any unusual or bothersome side effect.

Has your child or grandchild suffered severe side effects from psychiatric treatment? (Like the boy put on psychotropic drugs who then lost his appetite, suffered headaches, tired easily and pleaded with his mother, Do I have to take this drug, Mom? Im smart enough on my own!)

Have you seen your child or grandchild worsen under psychiatric treatment, or suffer real harm or even death?

Psychiatry can destroy a childs education, life and future. If you have witnessed or experienced this, you are not alone. Through psychiatrys false explanations, easy-seizure (commitment) laws and depersonalizing treatments, thousands across the globe unwittingly fall into psychiatrys coercive system every day.

If your child or a child you know has been victimized by false psychiatric diagnoses such as attention deficit disorder and then forced to undergo harmful or degrading psychiatric treatment by a psychiatrist, psychologist or other mental health practitioner, CCHR is willing to listen and assist you.

To protect yourself and those you love from criminal psychiatric abuse, the abuses must be reported to proper law enforcement agencies so effective action can be taken.
QUESTION: WHAT SHOULD BE REPORTED?

ANSWER: Report any crime or act which you believe endangers the health, safety and well-being of a child, family member or friend, including neglect, acts of physical or sexual assault, abusive physical or chemical restraints, false imprisonment (wrongful detention in a psychiatric facility), fraud or misdiagnosis.
QUESTION: HOW SHOULD THIS BE REPORTED?

ANSWER: Write up all known details about the abuse, including dates, places, names of psychiatrists, psychologists or others involved, ensuring patient confidentiality is respected. Send this to the nearest CCHR chapter. Following are some guidelines:

1. Provide answers to these questions:
What led to the child or other person being diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder, treated and/or hospitalized by a mental health practitioner?
What was the diagnosis given? Was this given after a thorough medical examination for underlying physical problems that could look like mental illness?
Was there health insurance involved? Did it seem the diagnosis was based on what insurance coverage was held? Was length of hospitalization increased or decreased based on insurance coverage?
Was full, written, informed consent given for the treatment received?
If the abuse involved physical or chemical restraints, do you know who ordered the restraints and under what circumstances?
What damage, if any, was suffered?
2. Support your information with as much documentation as possible. Remember, do not do anything illegal. Use only evidence that is acquired legally to substantiate the abuse.
3. Call CCHR at 1-(800)-869-2247 to further discuss your case and make an appointment.

All information will be held in strict confidence.
http://www.cchr.org/land/reportabuse/...

Pregnant Women must Stay Away from Psychiatric Medication

In order not to put their unborn-baby in health-risk, pregnant women must stay away from taking psychiatric medicines, a recently concluded biomedical study has warned. These medicines, if taken during pregnancy, may cause serious side effects in kids, the study finds.

Pregnant Women must Stay Away from Psychiatric Medication