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96% of the teenagers who attempted suicide were prescribed mind altering drugs--56% painkillers and 40% psychotropic drugs--only 16% involved illicit drugs taken together with an prescription drug.

http://dawninfo.samhsa.gov/files/Suicid ... edited.htm

These statistics don't support the unsubstantiated widely disseminated claims made by those who argue that untreated depressed children are at high risk of suicide.

These statistics don't support mental screening followed by treatment --mostly using psychotropic drugs. These statistics ...

Has anyone given St Johns Wort or Valerian a go.
I've ordered myself some.I was reported on a TV program that it was superior to well known Anti-Depressants,and without there dangers.
Obviously the Medical profession are not going to promote it because the drug companies will go bust and they will be out of a Job.

Neurotics build castles in the sky.
Psychotics live in them.
Psychiatrists collect the rent.

That's right.

They are successful people.Have no financial worries,went to public school and Universities and are considered "upperclass"

They don't have a clue about Menallly disturbed people who had bad upbringings,have struggled in poverty,bad schooling and
endless failures.

I have started this thread as a counterpoint to the thread "28 year old untreated schizophrenic stabs mother 77 times" where 'Concerned Citizens' logic is that the only way to stop these tragic events is to use preventitive measures to ensure mandatory antipsychotic treatment for anyone diagnosed with schizophrenia.

On the 28th of April 1996 Martin Bryant shot dead 35 people in Port Arthur Tasmania. He was examined by psychiatrists and was declared LEGALLY SANE ...

The more I attend my Mental Health service through outpatients,the more I feel can't trust the place.

I have noticed(not that I am promoting the use of Benzodiazepines)
In my case (Lorazepam)Ativan.The Psychs are totally against it and have tried many scare tactics to stop me using it"It's bad for your Liver,it's no good for your Brain etc".Actually I only use a small dose at night to relax and sleep.It's a mild drug IMO,but I ...

At first I was just concerned about the effects of Psychiatric Drugs
on the Brain,but recently been reading that they mess up the Liver slowly too.

Anyone got confirmation on this?

Apparently the Liver works quite efficiently until it's about 80% damaged.So the drugs could be slowly damaging it.Say you've been on them for 30 years the Liver could be near fuct.....

Nefazone Anti-Depressant Bristol-Myers Squibb, the manufacturer of Serzone (nefazodone), has announced it will ...

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/JeremyPerkins/

On March 13, 2003, Jeremy Perkins, a 28 year old untreated schizophrenic, stabbed his mother Elli 77 times. She bled to death on her bedroom floor. Jeremy is currently being held at Rochester Psychiatric Center, having been found not responsible for Elli's murder by reason of mental disease or defect.

Perkins, his mother and father, his sister, and her husband are all members of the Church of Scientology, ...

March 16th, 2006

ADHD Experts Head To Washington - Is the FDA Up To The Task?

Heavy-hitters from across the country are heading to Washington this month to debate representatives of the pharmaceutical industry during FDA hearings on the controversy surrounding the over-prescribing of attention deficit drugs to children.

The International Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology (ICSPP) will be represented by five of the leading experts on attention deficit disorders at the ...

Why take the time to visit www.PSYCHforums.com to be ANTI-PSYCH?

Irony?

The fool's gold that heals

Drug companies are the most profitable businesses in the world - ever seeking new diseases for which they can provide new 'miracle' medicines. But the fact is, Jacky Law reports, a simple sugar pill can often be just as effective.

http://books.guardian.co.uk/extracts/st ... 11,00.html