Exposing Psychology, Exalting Christ August 2006 Issue 8 Things You Need to Know...

 

FDA orders stronger warnings on ADHD drug labels for "serious cardiovascular and psychiatric events"

In May of this year, the FDA ordered all ADHD drug manufacturers to strengthen their warning labels "with regard to serious cardiovascular events and psychiatric events." While not a full-blown black box label warning, which only Adderral contains (warning of its high potential of abuse), the FDA order legitimizes recent research findings that all ADHD drugs can cause high blood pressure, heart failure, stroke and sudden death in children and adults. Read the full story here.

http://www.ahrp.org/cms/content/view/304/28/

 

TeenScreen creator's study links antidepressants with youth suicide

Columbia University has recently release a study showing a direct link between antidepressant use and youth suicide, consistent with FDA findings in 2004. Dr. David Schaffer, Columbia psychiatrist and creator of the TeenScreen suicide prevention program, participated in the study. Dr. Schaffer's TeenScreen program screens schoolchildren for suicide and refers them to treatment (drugs), yet his own study shows these drug treatments can cause schoolchildren to kill themselves! Read the details of the study here.

http://www.psychologydebunked.com/email0608_Columbiastudy.htm

 

TeenScreen turns normal childhood experiences into diseases requiring treatment

Drug companies, psych professionals, doctors and now schools insist our thoughts and behaviors once believed to be normal are really disorders and diseases in need of their cures. Our government's flagship youth mental health program, TeenScreen, promises to bring mental health and suicide prevention to our 52 million schoolchildren. But investigative journalist Evelyn Pringle thinks differently. Read her article "TeenScreen - Normal Kids Labeled Mentally Ill" here.

http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_evelyn_p_060801_teenscreen___normal_.htm

Study: Two weeks of lifestyle changes improve brain function

   

Doctor and author: Poor nutrition to the brain may cause mental disorders

"Our brain is basically just another organ with nutritional requirements. It doesn’t need some psychological diagnosis; just proper nutrition!" says Dr. David W. Tanton, Ph.D., author of the informative and comprehensive resource guide "A Drug-Free Approach to Healthcare." His article "Evaluating Psychiatry" explains why.

http://www.psychologydebunked.com/email0608_brainnutrition.htm

Can true medical problems cause mental disorders?

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New Psychology Debunked Conference CDs Now Available!

We are now offering the 2006 Psychology Debunked Conference on either an audio CD set (5 CDs) or an MP3 CD, featuring five hours of author presentations of the following topics (updated and expanded):

 

•Session 1: The Sandy Foundations of Psychology and Psychiatry –Introduction –Psychology's Foundational Theories –The DSM and the Mental Disorder Myth –Disease or Choice? –…and Disorders for All	• Session 2: Psychotherapy and Psychiatric Drugs: Science or Big Business? –Is Psychotherapy Helpful? –Are Psychiatric Drugs Helpful? –The Drug Industry –Rethinking Mental Health –Q&A
• Session 3: Mental Health Screening: Government Control over our Mental Health –Introduction –New Freedom Commission on Mental Health –TeenScreen –Signs of Suicide –Problems with Screening Mental Health –Brain Scans – Potential Screening Tool –Brain Drives Mind or Mind Drives Brain? –Screening – What Can I Do? –Q&A	• Session 4: Psychology in the Church –“Christian” Psychology – an Oxymoron –Psychological Programs –Personality Testing –Worldly Wisdom vs. Godly Wisdom –Q&A
• Session 5: Everything We Need: Returning to the Biblical Model of Help –Returning to the Biblical Model of Help –Living by the Spirit –The 3 Qualifications of the Overcoming Life –Christ’s Grace is Sufficient –Q&A

 

Click here to order your copy.

http://www.psychologydebunked.com/otherresources.htm

 

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