tagged w/ Mental Health
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Whenever I read a news report about police assaulting a homeless guy or unleashing a stream of pepper spray on peaceful protesters, I always wonder where the good cops are. I mean, we're constantly assured that most police officers are good cops, and that their reputation is being besmirched by a few bad apples. So why aren't those good cops busy tasering their off-base colleagues? Or at least giving them a good thumping?
The answer, it appears is "Regina Tasca." She's a Bogota, New Jersey, police officer who responded to a medical call to transport an emotionally disturbed young man to the hospital. As per protocol, she called for backup. Two officers from Ridgefield arrived on the scene, and proceeded to whomp on Kyle, the guy they were supposedly helping. According to WPIX:
Tasca described what we see on the videotape: "The Ridgefield Park officer automatically charges and takes him down to the ground. I was quite shocked. As he's doing that, another Ridgefield Park officer flies to the scene in his car, jumps out and starts punching him in the head."
On the tape you can hear Tara, the mother, and Kyle, her son, screaming, "Why are you punching him?" and "Stop punching me!"
The two Ridgefield Park Sergeants are never heard refuting the claims that they punched the 22 year-old man as he was waiting for an ambulance.
Even worse, Kyle was never charged, nor arrested, for any offense. Tasca says it's because he never threatened, did not have a weapon, and indeed never resisted and was not violent. Eventually Tasca was able to pry the punching Ridgefield Park officer off Kyle, as seen in a picture taken by the Kyle's mother, who also later commended Tasca in a phone call.
You know what comes next, right? Yeah. After physically intervening against two violent colleagues-in-blue, Tasca'a job is at stake. She faces a departmental trial on charges that she's "psychologically unfit" to be a police officer.
I suppose that could be true. It all depends on what you're looking for in your police officers — and what kind of cops you're trying to screen out.
http://reason.com/blog/2012/04/18/no-good-cops-go-unpunished-when-they-sto
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As a mental health professional, this REALLY REALLY pisses me off! If I were at the scene of this 302/201 I would be going to jail for assaulting a police officer.Whenever I read a news report about police assaulting a homeless guy or unleashing a... more
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Tumblr, a popular blogging site among millenials, has taken an important step in preventing content that promotes self-harm.
With careful consideration, including gathering the opinions of current users through posting ideas for their content policy regarding self-harm on their staff Tumblr, they’ve reached a consensus.Tumblr, a popular blogging site among millenials, has taken an important step in... more
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2012 video interview with Kambri Crews, author of Burn Down the Ground: A Memoir, conducted by Mr. Media, Bob Andelman. http://www.mrmedia.com/?p=44482012 video interview with Kambri Crews, author of Burn Down the Ground: A Memoir,... more
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Pregnancy is supposed to be a joyous time, but some women can fall into a state of literally deadening despair. Some women don't survive depression in pregnancy: 2 of 100,000 women who are pregnant kill themselves. Doctors need more training to detect warning signs and women should be encouraged to speak up about what they're going through.Pregnancy is supposed to be a joyous time, but some women can fall into a state of... more
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Operation Midnight Climax: How the CIA Dosed S.F. Citizens with LSD
Newly unclassified information blows wide the U.S. government’s covert operation to dose hundreds of unwitting Americans with LSD in the 1950s and ’60s.Operation Midnight Climax: How the CIA Dosed S.F. Citizens with LSD
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In 2020 Green Technology is only green in that it create profits using electricity and coal burning plants. One programmer working on a medical tracking software project discovers his coworker is inserting suspicious code into his project. He gets fired, ends up in a hospital with a chip in his head that uses some of his code and some code he did not write. A mega corporation controls the US government and blocks green technology from spreading and just got a law passed to implant neurochips in people's brains. The programmer meets people to help expose the truth of the chip and hopes to stop the mega corporation.In 2020 Green Technology is only green in that it create profits using electricity and... more
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Malaria, Tuberculosis, Illiteracy, Malnutrition.. and that's just the diseases...there's also domestic and civil violence, FGM, illiteracy, etcMalaria, Tuberculosis, Illiteracy, Malnutrition.. and that's just the... more
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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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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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