Guest guest Posted August 11, 2004 Report Share Posted August 11, 2004 forced mental health screenings: a psychiatric inquistion Forced screening of the genral population for " mental illness, " and the possibility of forced treatment for those then " diagnosed, " is a dangerous Unamerican fraud. When people are troubled, they, and they alone, should determine whether to seek help, and, if so, where. We don't need experts to tell us when we are troubled. And when children have difficulties, it is the parents, not the state, who have primary responsibility for helping to deal with them. " Mental illness " is a vague term which has now expanded beyond all limits. Should " experts " so label any of us, or our children, how do we disprove it? And should they then insist that medication be given against our will - as some public schools are already doing with ADHD-labeled children - how do we protect ourselves againt these often-dangerous subtances? Some forty years ago, a psychologist on Long Island urged a group of educators to have " mental health teams " drop unannounced into classrooms to find " sick " teachers needing " treatment, " because they were supposedly so harmful to their students. All present were horrified, and rejected this proposed resurrection of the medieval Inquisition, with " mental health experts " taking the role of the medieval Church. Psychiatry has been called the only business in America where the customer is always wrong. Allowing it forcibly to screen the American public would benefit only the screeners and the drug companies, and harm the rest of us - as well as destroying our democratic traditions of free speech and thought. iel S. Lehrman, M.D., 10 Nob Hill Gate, Roslyn NY 11576; 516/626-0238; former Clinical Director, Kingsboro Psychiatric Center, Brooklyn NY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 18, 2004 Report Share Posted August 18, 2004 In a message dated 8/18/04 6:52:44 PM Eastern Daylight Time, rbeiswenger@... writes: > Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 5:27 AM > Subject: Re: Mental Health Screening dangers > > > >hey arnold no names mentioned of course i know someone battling with > bipolar > >right now taking all kinds of meds they make him tired and sleepy and he > still > >has problems dealing with everyday life....he went in and told the doctor > he > >had severe mood swings and a little paronoia then what could we call that > one > >i really feel bad for this person thankx dimples > > .. .. Dimples Have your friend sign up to the Orthomolecular group before the magnets. Lots of good help there for bipolar and drugs. mjh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 18, 2004 Report Share Posted August 18, 2004 Dimples, I have heard that magnets placed on the head will help with bipolar. A guy I know told me about his wife putting a couple (taping them on her head), getting relief almost immediately. I referred him to the following website for some very good, lightweight and flexible magnets: www.mplusmagnets.com Bob B. Re: Mental Health Screening dangers > hey arnold no names mentioned of course i know someone battling with bipolar > right now taking all kinds of meds they make him tired and sleepy and he still > has problems dealing with everyday life....he went in and told the doctor he > had severe mood swings and a little paronoia then what could we call that one > i really feel bad for this person thankx dimples > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 18, 2004 Report Share Posted August 18, 2004 Check this site out if you, or someone you know, is interested in " billing coding " for alternative therapies. This is not my area of expertise, but I believe it may benefit some of you out there who are more knowledgeable about this aspect of alternative care. Bob B. http://www.alternativelink.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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