Exposing Psychology, Exalting Christ February 2007 Issue 8 Things You Need to Know...

 

Web Page links hundreds of violent acts with psychiatric drug use

School shootings have become as common as the weather report on the news these days, with the latest victim, 15-year-old James Alenson, stabbed to death on January 19th at a high school near Boston, Mass. by 16-year-old John Odgren (see http://www.telegram.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070120/NEWS/701200360/0/FRONTPAGE). So common, in fact, that researching, tracking and recording them would be a full-time job. Fortunately, two people from the International Coalition for Drug Awareness (www.drugawareness.org) have taken on this job and compiled the most comprehensive list of psychiatric drug-related violent acts we've seen to date. Perhaps most disturbing: sorting the list by date and viewing the last few years shows that almost every single day, someone commits a fatal shooting, stabbing, drowning, hanging, or suffocating while on a psychiatric drug. You'll need to see it to believe it:

http://www.ssristories.com/index.php

 

Reconcile for anxious dogs, Havidol for DSACDAD, and Paxil for Hypochondria - are they serious?

Three new drugs will soon hit the streets thanks to disease-mongering drug companies and their joined-at-the-hip psychiatrist brigade. Can you guess which one is bogus?

 

Reconcile promises to help dogs cope with the anxiety of being separated from their owners (separation anxiety). Side effects of Reconcile include "loss or decrease of appetite, weight loss, lethargy, vomiting, diarrhea, shaking and shivering, disorientation and seizures. We wonder if dogs will start killing each other on this antidepressant-like drug...

http://bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601202&sid=aPlvXhnbis6I&refer=healthcarE

http://www.indystar.com:80/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070210/BUSINESS/702100410/-1/ZONES04

 

Havidol treats Dysphoric Social Attention Consumption Deficit Anxiety Disorder (DSACDAD), a new disorder characterized by "worrying about life, feeling tense, restless, or fatigued, being concerned about their weight, noticing signs of aging, feeling stress at work, home, or finding activities they used to enjoy, like shopping, challenging." According to the official site http://www.havidol.com/, side effects may include "mood changes, muscle strain, extraordinary thinking, dermal gloss, impulsivity induced consumption, excessive salivation, hair growth, markedly delayed sexual climax, inter-species communication, taste perversion, terminal smile, and oral inflammation." Havidol's inventor is stunned by the growing popularity of the DSACDAD disorder and the drug that treats it...

http://www.ahrp.org/cms/content/view/468/80/

 

Paxil can now be used to treat hypochondriacs. That's right--those who fear being sick can now rest assured that they really are! But not to worry--our friends at GlaxoSmithKline have the cure for this disease in none other than the antidepressant Paxil, which they claim is effective in reducing the fear of being sick. Ironically, hypochondriacs will end up truly sick on this drug, as they battle brutal side effects and the potential desire to kill themselves and others...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/07/AR2007010701162.html

 

 

Psychiatrist and expert witness David Healy: "Why You Should Never Trust New Wonder Drugs"

Court cases have made previously confidential internal drug company correspondence public information, exposing hidden truths about their drugs' safety and effectiveness. The latest of these cases exposed the UK's GlaxoSmithKline for hiding the sevenfold increase in risk of suicidal and violent behavior in children taking Seroxat (Paxil) from the FDA, doctors and the general public. Panorama states, "Secret e-mails reveal that the UK's biggest drug company distorted trial results of an anti-depressant, covering up a link with suicide in teenagers. Panorama reveals that GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) attempted to show that Seroxat worked for depressed children despite failed clinical trials. And that GSK-employed ghostwriters influenced 'independent' academics." See full story at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6308871.stm.
 

David Healy has seen much confidential drug company data in his years as a psychiatrist, expert witness and professor, and makes a strong case why we should never trust new wonder drugs from pharmaceutical companies. He states, "Until the 1980s, [clinical trials] were run in universities. Independent academics did the research and published the results. But for the past 20 years the drug firms themselves have increasingly run trials." He calls drug trials "marketing exercises," rather than "tools for scientific research." Read his article here:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/health/healthmain.html?in_article_id=434241&in_page_id=1774

Start Spreadin' the News: Mental Health Screening hits New York; 400,000 students now being screened

Ralph Dettwiler: Be Sober - Part 2 of 3

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Psychology Debunked Conference CDs Available

The 2006 Psychology Debunked Conference is available 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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