CCHR’s Public Service Announcements.

Psychiatric Abuse of the Elderly

Psychiatry and those who follow their practices (drugs, restraints, electroshock) have no reverence or respect for the elderly, and employ dangerous drugs and ‘treatments’ as a method of control and keeping them quiet. They will happily supply endless prescriptions of psychoactive drugs or ECT. In just a six-month time period in 2007, Medicare received $309 million in claims for antipsychotics for elderly in nursing homes. Daniel R. Levinson, Office of Inspector General (OIG), Department of Health and Human Services, stated recently, “Despite the fact that it is potentially lethal to prescribe antipsychotics to patients with dementia, there’s ample evidence that some drug companies aggressively marketed their products towards such populations, putting profits before safety…. Government, taxpayers, nursing home residents, as well as their families and caregivers should be outraged — and seek solutions.”

Electroshock — It’s Not Treatment, It’s Torture

Electroshock, renamed electroconvulsive therapy or ECT is not only still being given to hundreds of thousands per year, but frequently without their consent. Documented effects of electroshock include short and long term memory loss, brain seizures, life-threatening cardiovascular events and death. Psychiatrists admit they don’t know how ECT “works” but that doesn’t stop them from administering it to hundreds of thousands of people per year, including the elderly, children and pregnant women. Recently, press have reported that ECT is making a “comeback” but what most don’t realize, is that electroshock (ECT) never went away.

Antidepressants and Child Suicides – “Home Movie”

Antidepressants have been documented by the FDA and international drug regulatory agencies to cause suicide, mania, psychosis and violence. Parents are frequently not warned about the drug risks.

Psychiatric Drugs and Child Suicides – “Matt”

The FDA issued black box warnings in 2004 that antidepressants can cause suicide in children and adolescents. The FDA also reports antidepressants have side effects including mania, psychosis, hostility, depersonalization, worsening depression and more. Parents are not being completely informed of these documented risks.

Psychiatric Drugs and Child Suicides – “Jacob”

The FDA issued black box warnings in 2004 that antidepressants can cause suicide in children and adolescents. The FDA also reports antidepressants have side effects including mania, psychosis, hostility, depersonalization, worsening depression and more. Parents are not being completely informed of these documented risks.

Psychiatric Drugs and Violence – “Office Visit”

A warning about the documented risks of psychiatric drugs and violence (international drug regulators cite mania, psychosis, suicide, depersonalization and homicidal ideation for antidepressant drugs). These drugs also have an FDA blackbox warning on suicidality.

Antidepressants and Child Suicides – “Prescription”

A PSA on the issue of psychiatric drugs (particularly antidepressants) and suicide. The FDA issued black box warnings on antidepressants for child suicides in 2004.

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