From: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/04/19/new-york-psychiatrist-arrested-for-allegedly-raping-patient/ MINEOLA, N.Y. – A Long Island psychiatrist has been arrested on rape charges. Nassau County Police say Dr. Marshall Hubsher of Sands Point is being charged with third-degree rape and third-degree criminal sex act. Lengthy investigation The 62-year-old psychiatrist was scheduled to be arraigned Thursday in First District Court in Hempstead. The district [...]
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17 Apr
Analysis: Is love of freedom now a mental illness?
From: http://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2012/04/16/analysis-is-love-of-freedom-now-a-mental-illness/ Written by Bryan Hyde on April 16, 2012 in Columnists, Opinion – No comments More Sharing Services Bryan Hyde is a news commentator and co-host of the Perspectives morning show on Fox News 1450 AM 93.1 FM. The opinions stated in this article are his and not those of St. George News. OPINION [...]
10 Apr
Prescribed drugs ‘to blame over spate of violence among US soldiers’
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/9193850/Prescribed-drugs-to-blame-over-spate-of-violence-among-US-soldiers.html Psychologists have blamed a surge in random acts of violence among US soldiers on the heavy use of prescribed medicines by the American military. Staff Sgt Robert Bales who allegedly massacred 17 Afghans Photo: AP By Amy Willis, Los Angeles 11:38AM BST 09 Apr 2012 More than 110,000 Army personnel were given antidepressants, narcotics, sedatives, [...]
17 Mar
Psychiatrist Breaks Up Families For Profit
An illuminating example of the psychiatric ‘profession’… From: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2116175/The-doctor-broke-families-Psychiatrist-damned-hundreds-unfit-parents-faces-GMC-probe.html The doctor who broke up families: Psychiatrist who damned hundreds as ‘unfit parents’ faces GMC probe Dr George Hibbert could be struck off over his conclusions that hundreds of parents had ‘personality disorders’ Millionaire is now being investigated over shocking suggestions he distorted the assessments to [...]
15 Mar
57% of Authors of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Have Conflict of Interest
Who would have guessed it? From: http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/health/120314/psychiatry-manual-under-fire-authors-industry-ties Psychiatry manual under fire for authors’ industry ties Authors of the new edition of the psychiatry manual are shown to have connections with drug companies raising transparency concerns. Alexander BesantMarch 14, 2012 17:37 The revamped journal of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is under fire [...]
15 Mar
Health Providers to Repay $1.9 million
http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2012/mar/14/health-providers-to-repay-19m/ Pressure is building to at least slow the tidal wave of anti-psychotic pill use.
26 Jan
Senate Watchdog Targets High-Prescribing Medicaid Docs
An influential U.S. senator is grilling officials in nearly three-dozen states, demanding to know how they are cracking down on physicians who prescribe massive amounts of potentially dangerous prescription drugs. Iowa Republican Charles Grassley sent letters to 34 states Monday asking what steps they had taken to investigate doctors whose prescribing of antipsychotics, anti-anxiety drugs [...]
2 Jan
12 Year Old Addresses Congress on Psych Drugs
This Youtube has a bad low volume problem so have some earphones plugged in.
