This text initially appeared on AbleChild and JoeHoft.com and was republished with permission.
With the current nomination of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., as the subsequent Secretary of the federal well being behemoth, the Division of Well being and Human Companies, the time has come for a radical investigation into the connection between psychiatric medicine and mass shootings. The incoming Secretary appears open to such an investigation.
Throughout a Turkish state-owned TRT World interview, Kennedy argued that “different causes wanted to be studied, akin to SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors), generally used as antidepressants, and video video games” in relation to mass shootings.
As well as, throughout a dialog discussing mass shootings with Elon Musk, Kennedy talked about that “earlier than Prozac was launched, we had nearly none of those occasions.”
And it seems that Kennedy understands the distinction between the broader problems with what constitutes illness. Kennedy has talked about “neurological illnesses” as a part of the well being points affecting kids in addition to “different circumstances” contributing to kids’s well being. It’s time for accountability.
The psycho/pharmaceutical trade should present the science to assist its psychiatric problems. The shortage of biological-based science inside the psychological well being area must be uncovered or there isn’t a knowledgeable consent.
Who could possibly be higher suited than RFK Jr. to reform the insurance policies of his probably well-meaning members of the family, particularly contemplating the psychological well being mannequin has considerably elevated psychological sickness to the purpose of a disaster?
U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy and former Rhode Island Congressman, Patrick Kennedy championed the controversial psychological well being parity laws.
It additionally simply so occurs that Patrick Kennedy is the founding father of The Kennedy Discussion board (TKF), which works to “deliver nearer the longer term the place psychological sickness and substance use dysfunction are prevented when potential and, when not, handled successfully and equally…”
In different phrases, TKF appears to be like to stop psychological sickness and substance use dysfunction and if that’s not potential, then TKF works to “deal with” the psychological sicknesses and substance use problems “successfully and equally.”
And it additionally simply so occurs that TKF is carefully linked to a different psychological well being group, the Nationwide Alliance on Psychological Sickness (NAMI), which additionally advocates for psychological well being remedy parity.
Parity merely signifies that psychological well being circumstances might be coated by insurance coverage on par with actual medical illnesses. The issue with this idea is that psychiatric diagnosing just isn’t primarily based in science. There is no such thing as a goal, confirmable abnormality within the mind that’s any psychiatric analysis.
There is no such thing as a blood or urine check or any sort of scan together with CAT, X-ray or PET that may reveal a single alleged psychiatric analysis, making the psychiatric analysis so simple as asking questions of sufferers.
The solutions offered are in comparison with a set of standards listed within the American Psychiatric Affiliation’s Diagnostic and Statistical Guide (DSM5). Voila! Based mostly on verbal solutions, psychological dysfunction analysis is assigned.
It’s of curiosity that NAMI considers itself the “nation’s largest grassroots psychological well being group.” It nicely could also be. However, if NAMI is that this exalted psychological well being group it studies to be, one may anticipate it to offer constant, correct data. Sadly, NAMI together with TKF, performs quick and unfastened with what constitutes psychological sickness and permits no various voices to be heard and has complete affect on public coverage.
For instance, on its web site, NAMI admits that “not like diabetes or most cancers there isn’t a medical check that may present a analysis of psychological sickness.” Good. Completely correct.
However, however, NAMI additionally promotes a booklet about the way to attraction psychological medical insurance denials, The Well being Insurance coverage Appeals Information, that gives fully totally different data.
NAMI has partnered with TKF and within the Insurance coverage Information it states “Treating illnesses of the mind is as necessary as treating any bodily ailment or situation.
But, the medical insurance system in america has by no means coated psychological well being and substance use problems appropriately. In consequence, melancholy, nervousness, dependancy, and different psychological well being circumstances usually go unaddressed…”
Did you catch how intelligent these organizations are with psychological well being data? Simply slip “illness” within the first sentence so that everybody is misled into believing that melancholy, nervousness, dependancy, and different psychological well being circumstances are actual illnesses of the mind.
This instance of inaccurate data offered by NAMI and TKF has been occurring for many years by psychological well being advocates and the psychiatric trade.
The actual fact is, if medical docs have been coping with “illnesses of the mind” then the dialog can be about neurology not psychiatry. There can be an goal, confirmable abnormality {that a} neurologist (a physician who treats illnesses of the mind) would diagnose. Psychiatry offers in habits not neurologic illness.
And, provided that RFK Jr. is a stickler for science, as evidenced by his arguably reliable assault on vaccine makers, whether or not psychological sickness is a illness is necessary on a life and loss of life scale.
In any case, as soon as a psychiatric analysis is made, primarily based on prescribing information, the affected person is offered a psychiatric mind-altering drug(s) as “remedy.”
And, as if the psychological sickness diagnoses not being primarily based in science isn’t dangerous sufficient, the alleged “therapies” are equally wanting when it comes science.
As an example, if one have been to evaluation the entire Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs), also referred to as antidepressants, one would quickly understand that the pharmaceutical corporations don’t know, are clueless, about how these “therapies” work within the mind to “deal with” the alleged dysfunction.
In truth, the Meals and Drug Administration (FDA) which approves the antidepressants studies it this manner “the mechanism of motion of sertraline (Zoloft) is presumed to be linked to its inhibition of CNS neuronal uptake of serotonin.”
The FDA “presumes” the drug works a sure approach. The federal drug approval company doesn’t know the way the drug works within the mind as a result of the pharmaceutical firm doesn’t know the way the drug works. It’s not the FDA’s duty to find out how a drug works within the mind.
However what is understood is that these drug “therapies” have severe antagonistic occasions related to them. Neither the NAMI nor TKF web sites present details about the drug “remedy” antagonistic occasions.
What are a few of these antagonistic occasions? Nicely, staying with the Sertraline (Zoloft) instance aggressive response, confusion, agitation, nervousness, depersonalization, melancholy, irregular goals, irregular pondering, hallucination, paranoia, psychotic dysfunction, psychosis, and suicidality all are potential antagonistic occasions related to this antidepressant “remedy.”
Given RFK Junior’s insistence for science to backup medical claims, one would anticipate that his oversight of federal well being companies may embody the intense questions he raised about what’s inflicting the nation’s psychological well being “disaster.”
In truth, RFK’s questions might start with might the rise in diagnosing psychological sicknesses and elevated psychiatric drugging have a direct correlation with the nation’s deteriorating well being? When confirmed, the incoming Secretary might significantly query why psychological well being analysis and “remedy” are at all-time highs, but nobody seems to be getting higher.
Each NAMI and TKF are well-funded and on schedule to have psychological well being on the door of each college in America, offering psychological well being to America’s kids whether or not it’s wanted or not.
The in-coming Well being and Human Companies Secretary has the flexibility to shine some gentle on the non-scientific psychological well being trade and supply some reality to the American individuals.
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