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We would all agree that child mental health is an important issue in society. Recent trends might lead us to believe that mental illness is on the rise, and that modern “science” is now properly labeling the countless “mental disorders” that children, adults and the elderly exhibit, but were previously misunderstood. For example, children are known to have higher energy and activity levels, shorter attention spans, difficulty learning, uncontrolled emotional tantrums, fears, and shyness. In the past we just let children grow up; but now these behaviors are labeled psychiatric disorders of one kind or another, and the children drugged to “fix” them. No one knows the long-range effects of the new powerful anti-psychotic drugs not even tested on children. But Ritalin and some of the earlier drugs have proven to stunt body and skull growth – directly countering a child’s health. Nevertheless, these and the newer more powerful drugs are freely prescribed to children younger than four and through the teenage years, as being necessary for child mental health.
Schools have become clinics to the degree that many teachers no longer improve teaching methods, but instead chalk up problem behavior to “disorders”, sending students to the school nurse for a meds prescription. Is this helping children and schools? Quite the contrary: medicated children zone out, literacy levels and test scores have dropped drastically, and tragic violence has plagued schools where students are on these powerful “meds”.
One writer for a prominent mental health magazine points out that the problem is not related to mental health at all, but to an ingenious million-dollar marketing campaign by drug manufacturers. After successfully lobbying for legalized drug advertising, and by paying psychiatrists to promote and prescribe their drugs, sales are literally skyrocketing. The public mistakes marketing for science, buys what is being sold, and government hands over billions of dollars annually for psychotropic drugs prescribed to foster children, the military, the elderly, and prisoners. Interestingly enough, a major pharmaceutical company producing one of the top-selling anti-psychotic drugs, has placed research and development under their Sales and Marketing division. Accordingly, drug studies are now paid for by the pharmaceutical industry itself, which profits from bringing them to market. Science is obviously being compromised, because investigations discover skewed test results covering up harmful results, and miracles being claimed about drugs that worked no better than sugar pills. But then again what would one expect from a commercial marketing department?
Read Full Article: http://www.nationalconfidential.com/images/2011/08/sad-little-girl.jpgWe would all agree that child mental health is an important issue in society. Recent... more
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SALISBURY -- The state physicians board has suspended the medical license of a Salisbury psychiatrist after it determined he had engaged in sexual misconduct with a female patient.
The board suspended Dr. Daniel S. Smithpeter's license for three years when it made its ruling in December; however, the suspension could be lifted after a year if he completes a professional ethics course.
"Dr. Smithpeter used the authority and trust granted to him as a psychiatrist to subject this patient to his sexual overtures and acts while engaged in a medical appointment in his office," wrote John T. Papavasiliou, deputy director of the physicians board, in the board's written decision.
The patient was being treated at Delmarva Family Resources on North Salisbury Boulevard when the sexual relationship with Smithpeter started in 2005.
Smithpeter, who was licensed in 1996, is identified as the owner of Delmarva Family Resources in board documents.
The psychiatrist's license suspension came almost a month after a Salisbury pain management doctor's license was suspended in December.
Maryland State Board of Physicians suspended Dr. Brent Fox's medical license at the conclusion of a drug investigation.
http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20120112/NEWS01/201120354SALISBURY -- The state physicians board has suspended the medical license of a... more
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The patient said Singh (Psychiatrist) asked her for naked pictures of herself!!
A Durban psychiatrist, who had a four-month affair with a patient in 2009, has been prevented from practising after unsuccessfully appealing against the one-year suspension for the indiscretion.
Dr Dinesh Singh, who pleaded guilty last year to unprofessional conduct for having a sexual relationship with the patient, lodged an appeal against the one-year suspension from practising imposed on him by the professional conduct committee of the Health Professions Council of SA (HPCSA).
The appeal was dismissed on Friday and his suspension was upheld.
The patient said Singh asked her for naked pictures of herself. The relationship reached a stage where she became obsessed with Singh and wanted to see him all the time.
When Singh terminated their relationship she had to be hospitalised for severe depression.
After several weeks of therapy with another psychiatrist the woman lodged a complaint with the HPCSA.
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“The interests of society are implicated in a case that involves a doctor-patient relationship and a serious degree of misconduct against a woman.
“As abuse against women is generally prevalent, society is entitled to expect of tribunals that they impose sentences that send the message clearly that abuse against the vulnerable will not be tolerated,” Maoka said.
http://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-courts/psychiatrist-s-appeal-dismissed-by-hpcsa-1.1213545The patient said Singh (Psychiatrist) asked her for naked pictures of herself!!
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A state psychiatrist has been fired from Terrell State Hospital for not disclosing a 2001 settlement banning him from working in other state of Texas mental health facilities.
The Austin American-Statesman first reported Jan. 4 that Dr. Alejandro Munoz was fired from the hospital in December. He had been employed in Terrell since 2006.
Carrie Williams, a press officer with the Texas Department of State Health Services, confirmed Tuesday that Munoz had falsified his application for employment, stating that he had left Rolling Plains State Operated Community Services in Graham in 1998 for personal reasons.
“When in fact, he had been dismissed,” said Williams, who added that the dismissal resulted in Munoz filing a grievance and lawsuit against the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation. “He then entered into a settlement agreement in which he agreed never to seek employment with TDMHMR or any component facilities or contractors.”
According to Williams, Munoz was hired in Terrell in 2006 as part of a limited pool of applicants.
“His license was in good standing,” said Williams, adding that Munoz shouldn’t have applied to work for the state hospital and the facility shouldn’t have hired him due to the settlement agreement and abuse confirmation. “We should have picked up on the extent of the history and the issues with his application. Our practice is not to hire people with sexual abuse confirmations.”
The Department of State Health Services checked employment records for Munoz after he was mentioned in a newspaper story on state hospital psychiatrists and alleged sexual improprieties with patients, according to a report by The Associated Press.
Williams said that applicants for state hospital jobs are heavily scrutinized during the hiring process.
“At this point, Munoz appears to be an outlier that we discovered as part of our ongoing review of all our hospital doctors,” Williams said. “The vast majority of our employees are good hires doing great work, but there is always room to improve. Our hospital employees are heavily scrutinized, and we’re going through our process with a fine-tooth comb.”
http://www.kaufmanherald.com/articles/2012/01/18/community/doc4f1710b46d39c150724019.txtA state psychiatrist has been fired from Terrell State Hospital for not disclosing a... more
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Empowerment for a broken heart. Excerpts from DJ Mona-Lisa recent broadcast on Blog Talk Radio: http://youtu.be/hzqNNSWItZ8Empowerment for a broken heart. Excerpts from DJ Mona-Lisa recent broadcast on Blog... more
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It really is kind of disturbing to think that Newt Gingrich is sitting atop the polls in the race for the GOP presidential nomination, because he’s just…bad. He’s ill-tempered, mean-spirited, self-serving, self-aggrandizing, and every word that comes crawling out of his mouth just oozes with contempt and dickishness.
http://veracitystew.com/2011/12/16/jon-stewart-on-gingrich-dont-do-this-video/It really is kind of disturbing to think that Newt Gingrich is sitting atop the polls... more
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http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/stephen-fry-the-secret-life-of-the-manic-depressive/
Stephen Fry presents this documentary exploring the disease of manic depression; a little understood but potentially devastating condition affecting an estimated two percent of the population.
Stephen embarks on an emotional journey to meet fellow sufferers, and discuss the literal highs and lows of being bi-polar.
Celebrities such as Carrie Fisher and Richard Dreyfuss invite the comedian into their home to relate their stories.
Plus Stephen looks into the lives of ordinary people trying to deal with the illness at work and home, and of course to the people studying manic depression in an effort to better control it. A fascinating, moving and ultimately very entertaining Emmy Award-winning programme.http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/stephen-fry-the-secret-life-of-the-manic-depressive/... more
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One of the saddest videos I have ever seen.
One of the most beautiful videos I have ever seen.
Girl made this video after her mother killed herself.
It will be Thanksgiving soon then Christmas. This will be a tough time for people with no jobs.One of the saddest videos I have ever seen.
One of the most beautiful videos I have... more
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All is not well in the land of antidepressants.
Doctors, scientists and Big Pharma industry have not been honest in what they tell the public about psychiatric drugs, says Robert Whitaker, author of Anatomy of an Epidemic, Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness.
Whitaker's book eloquently argues that psychiatric drugs — including brand-names such as Prozac, Zoloft and Paxil and antipsychotics such as Risperdal, Zyprexa, and Seroquel — are driving an epidemic of drug-induced mental illness.
Perhaps better detection and various cultural factors contribute to the spike in the number of disabled mentally ill in society, Whitaker told the Montreal Gazette.
But studies looking at health outcomes suggest a different story, Whitaker said, which is that the very drugs prescribed to treat mental disorders are inducing changes in brain chemistry and triggering suicide and manic and psychotic episodes, among other illnesses.
http://www.canada.com/health/antidepressants+doing+more+harm+than+good/5605693/story.htmlAll is not well in the land of antidepressants.
Doctors, scientists and Big Pharma... more
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Not satisfied with their current picks of the litter, they’ve been hoping against hope that Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ), Koch brothers darling and rude jackass extraordinaire, will jump in the race and save them all from their own nightmarish insanity that is manifesting itself in the form of their batshit crazy candidates, as they slowly approach the harsh realization that batshit crazy will never get elected.
http://veracitystew.com/2011/09/29/indecision-2012-jon-stewart-takes-on-christie-and-palins-big-tease-video/Not satisfied with their current picks of the litter, they’ve been hoping... more
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A Wayne psychiatrist’s medial license has been temporarily suspended by the State Board of Medical Examiners.
Priscilla Ilem, 84, was arrested in August for allegedly writing 291 prescriptions for Oxycodone without a legitimate medical purpose, the Federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) previously said. Ilem was charged with distribution of prescription drugs.
Ilem’s license was suspended beginning Sept. 8.
A woman who answered the phone at Ilem's practice, which is located in her Alps Road house, said Ilem was not available. Ilem did not immediately return a message seeking comment.
http://wayne.patch.com/articles/psychiatrists-license-suspended-by-state-medical-boardA Wayne psychiatrist’s medial license has been temporarily suspended by the... more
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KINGSTON - Child psychiatrist Dr. John Francis Theroux, 53, of Kingston, was arrested Wednesday morning on charges he downloaded images of children engaged in lewd sex acts.
Theroux was arraigned by District Judge Paul Roberts on 66 counts of possession of child pornography and one count of criminal use of communication facility. He had worked at Children's Service Center in Wilkes-Barre until his recent resignation.
Read more: http://www.timesleader.com/news/Child-psychiatrist-arrested-on-child-porn-charges-.html#ixzz1ZFOyNE96KINGSTON - Child psychiatrist Dr. John Francis Theroux, 53, of Kingston, was arrested... more
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RATES of mental illnesses including depression and post-traumatic stress will increase as a result of climate change, a report to be released today says.
The paper, prepared for the Climate Institute, says loss of social cohesion in the wake of severe weather events related to climate change could be linked to increased rates of anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress and substance abuse.
As many as one in five people reported ''emotional injury, stress and despair'' in the wake of these events.
The report, A Climate of Suffering: The Real Cost of Living with Inaction on Climate Change, called the past 15 years a ''preview of life under unrestrained global warming''.RATES of mental illnesses including depression and post-traumatic stress will increase... more
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A Miami psychiatrist’s license was suspended by the Department of Health after he tested positive for using cocaine and pleaded no contest to a charge of soliciting a prostitute.
BY JOHN DORSCHNER
JDORSCHNER@MIAMIHERALD.COM
The license of Evan Zimmer, a Miami psychiatrist who’s had previous legal problems involving prostitutes and drug abuse, was suspended by an emergency state order this week after he tested positive in July for cocaine and marijuana.
The Florida Department of Health order noted that Zimmer, 60, “has a significant history of substance abuse” and “an inability to practice medicine with reasonable skill and safety.”
Zimmer could not be reached for comment. State records indicate he is board certified in psychiatry and addiction psychiatry with an office in northeast Miami.
Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/08/19/2366708/miami-psychiatrists-license-suspended.html#ixzz1Vny1r22JA Miami psychiatrist’s license was suspended by the Department of Health after... more
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Remember sucking candy out of a plastic neck?
Pez Dispensers, they call them. Flip back the noggin of Bugs Bunny or the Tasmanian Devil and extract a tangy little pellet. Kids love 'em. Adults, too -- now dispensing Prozac, Paxil, Abilify, Wellbutrin, Lexapro and Zoloft.
Or so it sometimes seems in today's pop-me-a-pill-I'm-unhappy world.
"We live in a fast-paced culture, so people think they can get rid of bad feelings just by swallowing," says Las Vegas psychiatrist Dr. Norton Roitman. "They think they don't have to make an effort."
Add such now-common names as Celexa, Cymbalta, Effexor and Pristiq to the aforementioned list, thanks to carpet bombing-style advertising on television. (Seen the animated one in which a woman, her body half-buried in the ground, rises once a kindly doctor arrives, presumably with a cache of Abilify?)
Read full article: http://www.lvrj.com/health/antidepressants-most-popular-prescription-medication-in-u-s-128168918.htmlRemember sucking candy out of a plastic neck?
Pez Dispensers, they call them. Flip... more
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ADHD is a bogus mental "disorder" based only on a checklist of behaviors. There are no medical tests to prove any child has ADHD, yet more than 4.5 million kids have been diagnosed and put on drugs such as Ritalin, Adderall and Concerta, which the U.S. DEA places in the same highly addictive category of drugs as cocaine, morphine and opium. According to the Center for Disease Control, boys are much more likely to be diagnosed "ADHD" than girls. The "checklist" for ADHD could fit any normal child and literally includes such ridiculous criteria as " runs about or climbs excessively in situations when it is not appropriate" (we are talking about KIDS here... right?) " is often 'on the go "acts as if driven by a motor" "blurts out answers" "is easily distracted" " loses pencils or toys" "often doesn't seem to listen"
To be perfectly clear — this is ALL that it takes to diagnoses a child with a 'mental disorder' of ADHD; a checklist of behaviors (the above is taken directly from the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), psychiatry's billing bible. There is no medical or scientific test that is then taken afterwards to 'confirm' this diagnoses -- simply because there isn't one. So the ONLY way a kid is ever diagnosed is simply based on the checklist. That's it. There are no blood tests, brain scans, chemical imbalance tests, X-rays or "genetic" factors to prove any child has a mental "illness" called ADHD. This is simply a list of child-like behaviors that psychiatrists clustered together, repackaged as a mental disorder and the result is a multi- billion dollar empire — the child labeling and drugging industry
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3xZnKX_0xQ&NR=1ADHD is a bogus mental "disorder" based only on a checklist of behaviors.... more
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Featuring Chill EB - Psycho/pharma spends billions of dollars a year marketing mental 'disorders' & drugs for kids -- yet these drugs are documented by international drug regulatory agencies to cause mania, psychosis, hallucinations, suicide, violence, homicidal ideation, heart attack, stroke and death. What's more, they are being prescribed for psychiatric disorders that are simply a checklist of behaviors. Get the facts here http://www.cchrint.org/psychiatric-disorders/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7rACI-WJEw&feature=player_embeddedFeaturing Chill EB - Psycho/pharma spends billions of dollars a year marketing mental... more
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A child and adolescent psychiatrist suspended from Billings Clinic who reported to investigators that he had a collection of child pornography is facing federal charges.
An information filed Monday in U.S. District Court charges Dr. James H. Peak with one count of possessing child porn. The crime carries a penalty of maximum of 10 years in prison, a maximum $250,000 fine and from five years to a lifetime of supervised release.
After talking with authorities, Peak voluntarily surrendered his medical license, notified his employer and entered and successfully completed a 90-day inpatient treatment program in Texas, Hurd said.
Read more: http://billingsgazette.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/article_10a66d01-4088-5992-bd16-8cba5fc399b6.html#ixzz1VQZpeG4rA child and adolescent psychiatrist suspended from Billings Clinic who reported to... more
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