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

 

Three family massacres perpetrated by dads on antidepressants

November 13, 2006 - Kenton, Newcastle, UK: Neil Crampton, 33, fatally stabs his wife, brother-in-law, 12-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son in their home. Crampton was taking Prozac tablets for depression before the attack.

http://www.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=55&ArticleID=1880865

January 20, 2006 - Charlotte, North Carolina: Bank executive David Crespi stabbed his 5-year-old twin girls, Tessara and Samantha, to death in their upscale home, and threatened to kill himself. Crespi had switched to a new antidepressant, Prozac, just days before the murders (the FDA has warned of homicidal side effects, esp. when starting or changing medications). Oprah recently interviewed Crespi from his jail cell, but instead of speaking the truth about the drug's effects on Crespi, the show led viewers to believe he simply took the wrong type of medication!

http://www.wcnc.com/news/topstories/stories/wcnc-100406-al-crespi_911.641c198.html

July 12, 2004 - East Gresford, Upper Hunter, Australia: Michael Richardson, 32, stabs and suffocates wife, then stabs and kills 3-year-old son Luke and 20-month-old daughter Grace before fatally shooting himself. The article states, "An autopsy revealed that at the time of his death Mr. Richardson had a dose of the antidepressant citalopram {Celexa} in his system higher than that prescribed and that this may have caused him to become agitated and irritable."

http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/warning-failed-to-save-family-from-violent-father/2006/10/31/1162278141519.html

 

VP of Swedish Psychiatric Association says antidepressants don't work

This Swedish investigative reporter states in her November 16th article:

Speaking on antidepressants the Vice President of The Swedish Psychiatric Association, Dr. Christina Spjut said Sunday that "an immense number of persons get worse from this". She said that many persons take these drugs for years "where the antidepressant drugs make them continue to be depressed". The article also correctly states that no test data exists showing that antidepressants perform measurably better than placebo. Read the full article here.

http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/view_press_release.php?rID=20858

 

NY Times: "What's Wrong With a Child? Psychiatrists Often Disagree"

Our children represent the next frontier for the mental health and pharmaceutical industries, labeling normal behavior as abnormal and accountable behavior as a disease or disorder, and then pushing drugs as the solution. This New York Times article gives us clues on what to expect in the future regarding our children's mental health, and sheds light on the subjective, trial-and-error, pseudo-scientific madness that characterizes the diagnosis and treatment of children by the mental health profession:

 

"What followed was a string of office visits with psychologists, social workers and psychiatrists. Each had an idea about what was wrong, and a specific diagnosis: "Compulsive tendencies," one said. "Oppositional defiant disorder," another concluded. Others said "pervasive developmental disorder," or some combination. Each diagnosis was accompanied by a different regimen of drug treatments. By the time the boy turned 11, Ms. Williams said, the medical record had taken still another turn - to bipolar disorder - and with it a whole new set of drug prescriptions." Read the full article here.

http://www.psychologydebunked.com/email0611_children.htm

Indiana passes plan for mental screening of all children in the state from birth to 22

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Are deficiencies in vitamins and minerals tied to mental illness?

Common sense says nutrition affects how we feel and how we think. Could deficiencies in vitamins and minerals be tied to mental illness? This valuable quick reference webpage correlates major vitamins and minerals with symptoms of mental illness that can appear when those vitamins and minerals are not present in the body.

http://www.truehope.com/_research/Nutrient%20Deficiency.asp

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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

 

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

 

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Correction:

Last month, we included a link to a press release that stated the mental health agencies of Massachusetts, Maine and Rhode Island recently admitted to having no proof of the chemical imbalance theory and no test showing how much of a chemical is normal or abnormal. We have researched this further and have discovered that this press release misleads the reader by implying that these agencies expressly admitted to these things, which was not the case. Rather, the agencies responded to the inquiry they received by stating that information relating to the questions asked was simply not available. We apologize for any confusion this may have caused.

 

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