Tag Archives: alternatives

The Cure Conundrum

Posted on September 19, 2015 by cchrstl

The Cure Conundrum We often say that psychiatry produces no cures, and for good reason. There is a lot of history behind the concept of “cure;” we’d like to touch on a small piece of that. The psychiatric industry itself … Continue reading →

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Psychiatric Drug Users Experience Zombie-like State

Posted on May 22, 2015 by cchrstl

Psychiatric Drug Users Experience Zombie-like State A recent research study published in the International Journal of Mental Health Nursing [“Living with antipsychotic medication side-effects: The experience of Australian mental health consumers” DOI: 10.1111/inm.12110] reported that “Each participant reported between six … Continue reading →

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The Truth About PTSD

Posted on October 4, 2014 by cchrstl

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Pathologizing Tragedy and War to Sell Drugs So-called post-traumatic stress disorder emerged in the aftermath of the Vietnam War, when veterans were having difficulties overcoming the brutal events they had witnessed. Three American psychiatrists coined the … Continue reading →

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Missouri Governor Signs Two Anti-Psych Bills

Posted on July 31, 2014 by cchrstl

Missouri Governor Signs Two Anti-Psych Bills SS SCS SB 532 (Senate Substitute for Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 532) – Modifies provisions relating to educational and medical consent provided by relative caregivers. Signed by Governor Nixon 7/9/2014; goes into … Continue reading →

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Rescue Drugs

Posted on March 29, 2014 by cchrstl

Rescue Drugs If you missed us (the CCHR St. Louis booth) at the Working Women’s Survival Show at the St. Charles Convention Center in February, we want you to know that we had a blast talking to hundreds of people … Continue reading →

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Relieve the physical stress associated with mental stress

Posted on March 26, 2014 by cchrstl

CCHR STL Public Seminar No one denies that people can have difficult problems in their lives, that at times they can be mentally unstable. People in desperate circumstances must be provided proper and effective health care. Learn about physical stressors that … Continue reading →

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Stress

Posted on February 9, 2014 by cchrstl

Stress Our research leading to the recent newsletter on Marijuana turned up many references to “stress” — the relief of stress by smoking pot; the stress caused by not having access to pot; the tension caused by opposing points of … Continue reading →

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Orthomolecular Medicine

Posted on December 25, 2013 by cchrstl

Orthomolecular Medicine No one denies that people can have difficult problems in their lives, that at times they can be mentally unstable. Mental health care is therefore both valid and necessary. However, the emphasis must be on workable mental healing … Continue reading →

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The Moneyball Approach to Government

Posted on October 30, 2013 by cchrstl

The Moneyball Approach to Government American slang has picked up the term “moneyball,” one of whose meanings apparently refers to any old observation being hailed as a brilliant new insight. Courtesy of the November 4 issue of The Weekly Standard … Continue reading →

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Your Federal Government at Work

Posted on August 24, 2013 by cchrstl

Your Federal Government at Work Last June the President hosted the National Conference on Mental Health to talk about how to raise awareness of mental health issues and make it easier for everyone to get the mental health care “they … Continue reading →

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