Surf these sites: An Anorexic''s Swan Song {abcnews} -- The use of mind-altering surgery to "cure" Zavaroni''s eating disorder recalls the discarded barbarisms of psychiatry''s past, and raises the eyebrows of several doctors who say the operation should never have been performed Behavioral Drugs Focus of Debate in Colorado Schools -- A resolution recently passed by the Colorado Board of Education to discourage teachers from recommending behavioral drugs like Ritalin and Luvox. (Free registration to see article) Ca$hing In -- As reports of massive insurance fraud and patient deaths and abuse in the psychiatric industry continue to mount, the push for mental health insurance parity is not what it seems. From Freedom Magazine. Cross-Examining the Plaintiff''s Psychiatric Expert -- This article will highlight certain key substantive areas which are potentially fruitful for defense counsel to explore on cross-examination. Great Lies Exposed -- The brain consists of more than 10 billion cells. Are YOU one of them? Two of them? Or are YOU something else? How We Lost the Culture Wars {Washington Times} -- We lost because we failed to apply the strategic lessons of warfare to the attack on our culture. We lost because we gave away the psychological environment. Mental Illness Reform Threatens to Strap Patients, Consumers -- ''I was held in bondage for insurance money,'' Deaton told a congressional hearing. ''Health-care fraud cost my insurance company around $250,000. It cost me over a year of my life.'' From the Detroit News. New on MadNation -- Generally our "news" relates to challenges to our civil rights and our fight for social justice and freedom from oppression. The Boom in Psychiatric Syndromes -- This article questions the trend of psychiatrists to constantly expand the definitions of mental illness. The Dangers Of The White House Mental Health Conference {ariannaonline.com} -- Even after Koplewicz blamed school violence on ''depression or other mental health problems'' that go untreated, no one in that conference challenged the good doctor by reminding him that in fact three of the recent shooters had been treated.. The Great Waste - Freedom Magazine -- Federal investigators discovered fraud and waste to be so rampant in one segment of the health industry that today it constitutes a top Department of Justice priority. UF researchers cite possible link between autism, schizophrenia and diet {University of Florida} -- Findings from two novel animal studies indicate autism and schizophrenia may be linked to an individual s inability to properly break down a protein found in milk... What''s the Right Treatment? -- When it comes to the best treatment for mental illness, what the patient needs and what the HMO is willing to pay for are often completely different things. By ABC News. Zinman Testimony to Little Hoover Commission -- Choice and self-determination in treatment. Involuntary treatment and forced treatment became basic issues of human rights.
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