Category Archives: media commentators

Anderson Cooper’s TV’s show, Anderson asks: Are Kids Being Overmedication for ADHD? 3/8/12

By Dorothy Caruso The questions in my head were: Why are we medicating these kids at all. Does ADHD exist? Anderson opens with these “facts”.  “Over 6 million kids in America have been diagnosed with ADHD, and over half take … Continue reading

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Jared Loughner loses 3 appeals over forced medication in Tucson shooting case

ABC 15 report:  Jared Loughner loses 3 appeals over forced medication in Tucson shooting case. By Dr. Al Galves TUCSON, AZ:  The Associated Press reports that Jared Loughner, the man who shot Gabby Giffords, has lost his appeal of the court order … Continue reading

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Sympathy, Not Drug Therapy for Veterans

By Elizabeth Root, LCSW, MSW MS Ed As republished from the Trumansburg Free Press Following up on Dr. Hendrickson’s very thoughtful Guest Opinion of November 9,  I endorse the point he made about how we can be supportive friends and … Continue reading

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SAMHSA votes for the most important achievements in mental health in the last 20 years.

From Dan Fisher and the other folks at the National Empowerment Center: SAMHSA has another one of those votes going, this time for the most important achievements in mental health in the last 20 years. The Treatment Advocacy Center has … Continue reading

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Upcoming Child Advocacy Event: Third Annual Candlelight Vigil in Memory of Gabriel Myers April 16, 2012

Uploaded by CCHRfloridaon Feb 22, 2012 CLEARWATER, FL:  This is the story of Gabriel Myers: On April 16, 2009, 7-year-old Gabriel Myers apparently hanged himself in the residence of his foster parents. In February and March 2009, Gabriel experienced a … Continue reading

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Glee cast takes bullying issue head on as Tyler Clementi ‘Bullying’ trail begins

Posted by:  Maria Mangicaro http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/index.php/kwidget/wid/1_zrl5dh8j/uiconf_id/6501241 Read On ABC News Radio: http://abcnewsradioonline.com/national-news/jury-selection-begins-in-tyler-clementi-cyberbullying-trial.html#ixzz1n4tEfoPx New Brunswick, N.J.:  ABC News reports jury selection is underway for the trial of Rutgers University student Dharun Ravi. Ravi is accused of personal attacks through cyber-bullying and charged with multiple … Continue reading

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$2.5 Million Settlement in Wrongful Death of Rebecca Riley against Psychiatrist

By Maria Mangicaro  Four-year-old Rebecca Riley died in 2006 after prolonged exposure to various medication caused her lungs to fill with fluid. The medical examiner’s office determined Rebecca died from “intoxication due to the combined effects” of the drugs Clonidine, … Continue reading

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