obstructing psychiatry

obstructing psychiatry in the News

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April 3, 2001(article about Scientology and its opposition to Ritalin mentions Priscilla Presley, CCHR, thetans, engrams and e-meters) National Post: (article about Scientology and its opposition to Ritalin mentions Priscilla Presley, CCHR, thetans, engrams and e-meters)
October 1, 1992A Commentary. Singer, Margaret T. Journal of Applied Social Psychology v22 (n20) Field Research in High to Maximal Stress Situations: A Commentary. Singer, Margaret T. Journal of Applied Social Psychology v22 (n20)
September 11, 1990Another View On Ritalin Controversy Baltimore Sun : Another View On Ritalin Controversy
April 5, 1998Anti-Ritalin Campaign Misleading, Critics Say Twelve-page pamphlets are being handed out on street corners across the U.S., sounding frightening alarms about Ritalin, a prescription drug used for three decades to calm hyperactive children. Researchers and government regulators looking into the legitimate worries about misuse or over-prescription of Ritalin ridicule these "facts" as distortions and exaggerations of their work. Because the claims are constantly recycled without qualification or context, they say, parents are panicking unnecessarily.
April 24, 1951article about L. Ron Hubbard Washington Times Herald carries an article about L. Ron Hubbard. Frequently cited in FBI internal memos, it states that Hubbard's wife, in suing him for divorce, had claimed that he was "hopelessly insane." According to this article, "competent medical advisors recommended that Hubbard be committed to a private sanatorium for psychiatric observation and treatment of a mental ailment known as paranoid schizophrenia."
August 30, 1998Back To School, Back To Ritalin Questions Persist About Drug To Help Kids Focus (brief mention of Scientology)
November 11, 1999Board To Soften Drug Resolution Members of the State Board of Education indicated they would soften a resolution about the use of psychiatric drugs by schoolchildren. Mental-health advocates appeared before the board Wednesday to counter a presentation last month by people who claim use of psychotropic drugs causes school violence. Mental-health advocates see the latest developments as a new phase in a long-standing assault on psychiatry with strong ties to the Church of Scientology.
August 1, 1993Building A Better Personality: The Pros And Cons Of Prozac (brief mention of Scientology)
January 25, 2007Church Makes Matters Worse This editorial shames Scientologists for exploiting a recent tragedy in an effort to discredit the practice of psychiatry.
August 12, 2008Church's Anti-Medication Stance Sparks Opposition One of Scientology's Illinois protestors is motivated by Scientology's opposition to psychiatry - and treatment that's reduced his suffering.
June 2, 1994Controversy Rages Over Whether Prozac Is Linked To Violence Lexington Herald-Leader: Controversy Rages Over Whether Prozac Is Linked To Violence
June 29, 1990CoS's war against Ritalin Los Angeles Times: CoS's war against Ritalin
January 28, 1993County Pastor Battles Bad Psychiatric Drugs (brief mention of Scientology)
March 28, 1988Debate Over Ritalin Is Heating Up Experts Say Critics Are Lashing Out For All The Wrong Reasons Boston Globe: Debate Over Ritalin Is Heating Up Experts Say Critics Are Lashing Out For All The Wrong Reasons
August 2, 1991Depression Drug Won`T Be Banned Critics Said Prozac Causes Rage, Suicide Charlotte Observer: Depression Drug Won`T Be Banned Critics Said Prozac Causes Rage, Suicide
August 2, 1991Despite Claims, FDA Keeps Prozac On Market< (brief mention of Scientology)
March 4, 1988Doctors Say Ritalin Is Meant To Calm Boston Globe: Doctors Say Ritalin Is Meant To Calm
August 22, 1991Drug Similar To Prozac May Get Ok In Treating Obesity Greensboro News & Record : Drug Similar To Prozac May Get Ok In Treating Obesity
May 18, 1992Eli Lilly, Pfizer Go Head-To-Head In Antidepressant Drug Market Lilly Is Bracing For Latest Attack Against Prozacby Mariann Capr Fort Wayne - The Journal Gazette : Eli Lilly, Pfizer Go Head-To-Head In Antidepressant Drug Market Lilly Is Bracing For Latest Attack Against Prozacby Mariann Caprino Associated Press New York _ Eli Lilly & Co. Began Defending Its Flagship Antidepressant Drug Prozac Nearly Two Years Ago, First In The Courtroom And Then Against A Media Campaign Waged By The Church Of Scientology. Today The Embattled Drug _ Charged By Detractors With Inciting Violent And Suicidal Behaviors _ Is Under Siege Again, This Time In The
September 21, 1991FDA Panel Finds No Link Between Prozac, Violence Warning Label On Anti-Depressants Is Rejected (brief mention of Scientology)
September 21, 1991FDA Panel Sees No Link Between Prozac, Violence (brief mention of Scientology)
September 20, 1991FDA Panel To Hear Prozac Arguments (brief mention of Scientology)
August 2, 1991FDA Rejects Claims About Drug Prozac Miami Herald: FDA Rejects Claims About Drug Prozac
August 2, 1991FDA Rejects Request For Ban On Prozac Evansville Courier: FDA Rejects Request For Ban On Prozac
August 2, 1991FDA's Stand For Prozac Doesn't Stop Users From Dumping Drug (brief mention of Scientology)