Psycho-Pharma Front Groups Paid Million$
Campaigns to “Stop the Stigma” of Mental Illness were Launched by the Psycho-Pharmaceutical Industry By CCHR International The Mental Health Industry Watchdog August 17, 2020 With…
Campaigns to “Stop the Stigma” of Mental Illness were Launched by the Psycho-Pharmaceutical Industry By CCHR International The Mental Health Industry Watchdog August 17, 2020 With…
As the DSM-V looms closer to becoming a reality, I can’t help but think of words from the man who chaired the committee for the DSM-IV. Allen Frances, M.D., wrote in the in the LA Times:
As chairman of the task force that created the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV), which came out in 1994, I learned from painful experience how small changes in the definition of mental disorders can create huge, unintended consequences.
Our panel tried hard to be conservative and careful but inadvertently contributed to three false ‘epidemics’ – attention deficit disorder, autism and childhood bipolar disorder. Clearly, our net was cast too wide and captured many ‘patients’ who might have been far better off never entering the mental health system.
The U.S. Justice Department said that Johnson & Johnson’s kickbacks to Omnicare, the largest U.S. provider of pharmacy services to nursing homes, took multiple forms, including rebates that were conditioned on Omnicare engaging in an ‘Active Intervention Program’ for Risperdal and payments disguised as data purchase fees, educational grants, and fees to attend Omnicare meetings.