Monthly Archives: March 2011

Psychotropic Drug Use in Foster Care

Posted on March 27, 2011 by cchrstl

Psychotropic Drug Use in Foster Care In June of 2010, the US Senate Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the investigatory arm of the Federal Government, to investigate the prevalence of prescribed psychotropic medications for … Continue reading →

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There is NO Controversy

Posted on March 24, 2011 by cchrstl

Occasionally, reporters, news media, or other individuals CCHR encounters in the course of its activities, make the startling claim that the information CCHR provides about psychiatric fraud and abuse is “controversial.” [controversial: something people disagree about or do not approve of; from Latin … Continue reading →

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You Paid For It, Missouri

Posted on March 20, 2011 by cchrstl

First, some facts. The Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH) budget for the current fiscal year is $1,199,029,884; that’s nearly $1.2 billion. Of that total, $575,426,388 is from General Revenue (state taxes), $578,775,972 is Federal dollars, and $44,827,524 is from … Continue reading →

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Antidepressants often used for no valid reason

Posted on March 6, 2011 by cchrstl

Research published January 25, 2011 in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry (“Antidepressant Use in the Absence of Common Mental Disorders in the General Population”) concludes that “antidepressant use among individuals without psychiatric diagnoses is common in the United States,” and these … Continue reading →

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