November 21, 2014

Testimony Against SF 2841-Minnesota – Preschool Socioemotional Screening–Karen Effrem, MD.

Karen R. Effrem, MD EdWatch Board of Directors Alliance for Human Research Protection Board of Directors ICSPP

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Testimony Against SF 2841-Minnesota – Preschool Socioemotional Screening–Karen Effrem, MD.

March 16, 2013

University of Minnesota Stonewalling Psychiatrists’ Gross Medical Misconduct

Background: In November 2003, a court ordered independent assessment confirmed that Dan was psychotic, “lacked capacity to

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University of Minnesota Stonewalling Psychiatrists’ Gross Medical Misconduct

July 28, 2012

Two UC Nueurosurgeons Banned From Human Research

The SACRAMENTO BEE reports that  two neurosurgeons have been banned by the the University of California at

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Two UC Nueurosurgeons Banned From Human Research

June 22, 2012

Unexamined Drug Epidemic–the Elephant No One Wants to See

FYI Prescription drugs are the 4th leading cause of death in the US. In any given month,

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Unexamined Drug Epidemic–the Elephant No One Wants to See

May 14, 2012

Vicissitudes of Psychiatry’s Diagnostic Manual Revisions

The proposed revisions to the Diagnostic Statistical Manual (DSM) of the American Psychiatric Association will continue the

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Vicissitudes of Psychiatry’s Diagnostic Manual Revisions

June 19, 2011

Where Can One Find an Honest, Forthright Psychiatrist?

From: allenfrances@vzw.blackberry.net [mailto:allenfrances@vzw.blackberry.net] Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 6:20 PM To: Manning; Vera Sharav Subject: I was

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Where Can One Find an Honest, Forthright Psychiatrist?

March 15, 2011

Inside Psychiatry’s Battle to Define Mental Illness

In our era, psychiatry as a profession has suffered a significant loss of credibility: the most influential

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Inside Psychiatry’s Battle to Define Mental Illness

February 26, 2011

Scientific Proof: Antipsychjotics Shrink Brain

A long-awaited, 14 year magnetic imaging (MRI) follow-up study by Dr. Nancy Andreasen, involving 211 patients, documents

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Scientific Proof: Antipsychjotics Shrink Brain

February 1, 2011

Charles Schulz under scrutiny for Seroquel study suicide

One of the most horrific recent cases of unethical, medical experimentation, concucted at a prestigious US university,

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Charles Schulz under scrutiny for Seroquel study suicide

February 1, 2011

CHANTIX Linked to Highest # Reports–Hostility-Aggression, Psychosis

The latest January 2011 QuarterWatch (analyzing FDA’s MedWatch adverse effect reports for Quarter 2 of 2010) found

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CHANTIX Linked to Highest # Reports–Hostility-Aggression, Psychosis

January 24, 2011

FDA to Review Safety of Electroshock Devices

The classification of Electroshock  machines will be the focus of an FDA advisory committee hearing this Thursday

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FDA to Review Safety of Electroshock Devices

January 14, 2011

The Truth Wears Off

The excerpts from The New Yorker (below) may be read as a companion piece to the Atlantic

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The Truth Wears Off

December 15, 2010

31 Prescription Drugs Linked to 387 Homicides

After two decades of contentious denials about the suicidal risk posed by certain psychoactive prescription drugs, numerous

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31 Prescription Drugs Linked to 387 Homicides