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   From: spacetraveler2000@hotmail.com   
      
   Interesting!  It is even more interesting if one reads the various responses   
   to this. It tells us little about the mentality of the critics and how they   
   go about things. Namely defending blindly your own case no matter what and   
   discredit the other side while doing that.  And what do we see also?  2   
   posts from someone who is impersonating Jim Westergren. What does this tell   
   us about the critics around here?   
      
   Spacetraveler   
      
      
      
   "Jim Westergren"  wrote in message   
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   APA admits there is no test for "chemical imbalance"   
      
   Added: (Sat Jul 02 2005)   
   Submitted by: Ben Williams   
      
   In an explosive admission, American psychiatric Association President   
   Steven Sharfstein did a 180-degree turnaround from his TODAY show   
   interview (June 27) and admitted that there is no way to test for a   
   "chemical imbalance" as the cause for mental disorders. PEOPLE   
   magazine (July 11), quoted Dr. Sharfstein conceding, "We do not have   
   a clean-cut lab test."   
      
   Dr. Sharfstein is not alone. Elliot Valenstein, Ph.D. says, "[T]here   
   are no tests available for assessing the chemical status of a living   
   person's brain." The late Dr. Loren Mosher stated, "...there are   
   no external validating criteria for psychiatric diagnoses."   
      
   In 2004, psychiatrist M. Douglas Mar debunked the theory that brain   
   scans can help diagnose mental diseases stating, "There is no   
   scientific basis for these claims [of using brain scans for psychiatric   
   diagnosis]."   
      
   Harvard University professor, Joseph Glenmullen, author of "Prozac   
   Backlash," said the questionnaires of symptoms used to "diagnose"   
   depression "may look scientific," but "are utterly subjective   
   measures."   
      
   "But unfortunately, the tragedy in this misinformation campaign has   
   been the children who have been pegged with these invented illnesses   
   and given life-destroying drugs," said Marla Filidei, VP of CCHR   
   International. "We've seen hundreds of cases where children's   
   lives have been destroyed as a result of these labels."   
      
   Ten-year-old Shaina Dunkle collapsed and died from toxic levels of the   
   psychiatric drug she was prescribed. "Shaina looked into my eyes as   
   her life ended and I could do nothing to save her. It's been two   
   years and I relive those last few minutes every day. Believe me, it is   
   a nightmare no parent should ever have to live with, said Mrs. Vicki   
   Dunkle.   
      
   At age 7, Matthew Smith was diagnosed with ADHD. His parents were told   
   he needed to take a stimulant to help him focus and that non-compliance   
   could bring criminal charges for neglecting their son's educational   
   and emotional needs. The parents acceded to the pressure and put   
   Matthew on a psychiatric drug and on March 21, 2000, while   
   skateboarding, Matthew suffered a heart attack and died from the   
   effects of the drug. "I cannot go back and change things for us at   
   this point. However, I hope to God my story and information will reach   
   will reach the hearts and minds of many families, so they can make an   
   educated decision," said Mr. Smith.   
      
   "It is a monumental injustice to these families," said Filidei.   
   "Psychiatrists must be held accountable for these horrific crimes."   
      
   By their own admission, psychiatrists cannot cure. Norman Sartorius,   
   President of the World Psychiatric Association from 1996-1999 concluded   
   that "the time when psychiatrists considered that they could cure the   
   mentally ill is gone. In the future the mentally ill have to learn to   
   live with their illness."   
      
   The Citizens Commission on Human Rights has been documenting the truth   
   behind psychiatry's lies for 36 years. "You wouldn't allow a   
   nuclear scientist to mess around with atomic fission if he couldn't   
   define an atom. So we shouldn't allow psychiatrists to treat with   
   powerful behavior-altering drugs that they cannot even define or prove   
   the cause of," stated Jan Eastgate, CCHR's international president.   
      
   For the facts, CCHR offers the following documented research:   
      
   · Common Psychiatric Drugs and Their Effects, A White Paper   
      
   · Bipolar Disorder, a Report, Conclusions and Recommendations   
      
   · The Drugging of "Post Partum Depression," Clearing Up Misconceptions   
   About "Chemical Imbalances," Antidepressant Drugs and Non-Drug   
   Solutions   
      
   · Electroshock Treatment-Therapy or Torture?   
      
   · A factual account of psychiatry's history of human rights abuses   
      
   · Read and print copies of more CCHR publications   
      
   For more information regarding spokespeople or medical and scientific   
   experts for your show, call Ben Williams at CCHR: 1 (800) 869-2247.   
   humanrights@cchr.org   
   www.cchr.org   
      
   Post Partum Depression http://www.cchr.org/pseudoscience/index.htm   
      
   Postpartum Depression and Paxil   
   http://www.cchr.org/postpartum.htm   
      
   Depression   
   http://cchr.org/disorders/Depression.htm   
      
   APA admits there is no test for "chemical imbalance"   
   Submitted by: Ben Williams   
      
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