Too Many Kids on Meds?

You bet! See the experts (psychiatric, medical and legal) discuss this important subject.

In their words there is/are NO:

—studies that show brain abnormalities
—scientific evidence
—biological markers
—illness
—disease

A “depressed” child may be physically ill. A fidgety “ADD” child probably has a study problem. Don’t let anyone talk you into putting your kids on psychiatric drugs without finding out ALL of the dangers and alternative treatments. Children are a parent’s responsibility and you’re their first line of defense.

YouTube videos from “Your Turn” with Kathy Fountain, Fox 13

Psychology Debunked

Although the media leads you to believe that the only people protesting psychiatry are Scientologists, opponents come from all religious and ethnic backgrounds.

PsychologyDebunked.com—run by Lisa Bazler, an experienced counselor and family therapist, and her husband, Ryan Bazler, an electrical engineer—is a site with a Christian viewpoint. Psychology Debunked is also the title of their book.

Here's the site’s summary of the current situation with psychiatry and the general public.

Psych Drug Companies Added to “Sin Stocks” List

If you’re an investor who avoids companies that are unethical or produce questionable or harmful products, i.e. tobacco or pornography, (what have become known as Sin Stocks) check out this article by John Carey. Since antidepressants and anti-psychotics have such serious side-effects (often the same symptoms as they are supposed to cure!) people need to know more about them. As conscientious investors, you should look elsewhere to spend your hard-earned dollars.

www.americanchronicle.com/articles/72162

Psychiatrists Investigated for Under Reporting Drug Money

A Congressional inquiry, led by Senator Charles E. Grassley, disclosed the following:

Dr. Charles B. Nemeroff (Emory University) earned more than $2.8 million in drug company fees but neglected to report $1.2 million to the university.

Dr. Melissa P. DelBello (University of Cincinnati) said she earned about $100,000 from drug makers, but one company paid her $238,000.

Dr. Joseph Biederman and Dr. Timothy E. Wilens claimed to have earned hundreds of thousands when both earned at least $1.6 million.

—“Top Psychiatrist Didn’t Report Drug Makers’ Pay”, by Gardiner Harris, New York Times, October 3, 2008

Starting Up Again

I had dropped this blog when we were moving cross-country, putting on a show and starting a new business. But thanks to a new friend (Marvin D. Wilson, http://inspiritandtruths.blogspot.com/) I’m reviving it.

To begin with, a reminder: This blog never insults or degrades people with emotional problems who are seeking help. It’s the practitioners (and only those individuals) who betray the people they promise to help by offering false hope, ineffective procedures, dangerous drugs and barbaric practices (like ECT and lobotomies) who are the intended target of my verbal bows and arrows.

Getting help is a positive step. Ensuring that the people offering this help are not, instead, harming others is the goal of this blog. Ask questions. Do your research. Contact your legislators. And, if necessary, file complaints. If you think that psychiatry is benefiting you, or that you are feeling better from the drugs, that is your personal experience and that is valid. (Although I would still suggest checking out natural supplements instead of drugs, and reading some of the books mentioned here.)

Stand by for more…and thanks for stopping by.