Tag Archives: violence

Risky Business of Sleep Drugs

Posted on March 5, 2016 by cchrstl

Risky Business of Sleep Drugs After reading about the dangers of sleeping pills in the February 2016 edition of Consumer Reports magazine, we thought you might like to know something about that. Some psychotropic drugs are prescribed as sleeping pills. Trazodone, … Continue reading →

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H.R.271 Creating Options for Veterans Expedited Recovery Act

Posted on December 25, 2015 by cchrstl

This bill, H.R.271, introduced in the U.S. House by Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-Florida] on 1/12/2015 and forwarded to the full Veterans’ Affairs Committee on 5/15/2015, would “establish a commission to examine the evidence-based therapy treatment model used by the Secretary of Veterans … Continue reading →

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ISIS Fighters Widely Reported to be Fueled by ADHD Drug

Posted on November 26, 2015 by cchrstl

ISIS Fighters Widely Reported to be Fueled by ADHD Drug CCHR has been exposing the link between psychiatric drugs and violence for decades. Today, CCHR joined ranks with the likes of CNN, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, The Independent, … Continue reading →

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New Study Confirms Antidepressants Cause Violence

Posted on November 3, 2015 by cchrstl

New Study Confirms Antidepressants Cause Violence Mainstream press such as the LA Times and Reuters are now reporting that antidepressant drugs can cause violent behavior, based on a new study published in a respected medical journal, PLOS Medicine, which found … Continue reading →

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Psychiatry and the Creation of Senseless Violence

Posted on September 26, 2015 by cchrstl

PSYCHIATRY AND THE CREATION OF SENSELESS VIOLENCE Ben Swann, a news anchor at WGCL-TV (CBS46.com) in Atlanta, broadcast this great piece on his Reality Check show August 27, 2015: Is There A Link Between Mass Shootings and Anti-Depressants? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjB0gTzxhF4) In light … Continue reading →

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State of Fear

Posted on January 24, 2015 by cchrstl

State of Fear The following extended quote is from the author’s appendix to the novel State of Fear by Michael Crichton. Stay with us here, we’re sure you’ll get the importance of it quickly. “Imagine that there is a new … Continue reading →

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The Accessibility of Care

Posted on January 18, 2015 by cchrstl

The Accessibility of Care The political, financial and medical worlds rank the mental health of the nation’s citizens based on their access to “mental health care”, not on the actual state of their mental health nor on the outcomes of … Continue reading →

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The Cloward-Piven Strategy

Posted on December 10, 2014 by cchrstl

The Cloward-Piven Strategy The Cloward–Piven strategy is a political strategy outlined in 1966 by American sociologists and political activists Richard Cloward and Frances Fox Piven that called for overloading the U.S. public welfare system in order to precipitate a crisis … Continue reading →

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Captured Teen Terrorist Spills The Secret On ISIS

Posted on November 8, 2014 by cchrstl

The drug that makes you lose your mind The Independent Journal Review recently carried a chilling article on ISIS and terrorism. In an interview with CBS News, a captured teen terrorist opened up about life as an ISIS fighter. When … 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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