Thursday, July 27, 2006

Rate Your Doctor

I was misdiagnosed and treated for 3 years for a mental illness that did not exist. The last year of my “treatment” I was disgusted with my doctor. I questioned alternatives to my treatment and she insisted that my family and I were not qualified to question her professional judgment. (I eventually was able to prove that she was wrong and I was not mentally ill.) I was outraged and started looking for a different doctor. I asked countless other mental health patients for referrals, I was willing to go to any location and still no one was ever willing to make a recommendation. I was given a long list of doctors to avoid, but no one had anything nice to say about their psychiatrist. Please take a few minutes to rate each of your doctors. The few moments you take could save other people a lifetime of grief.

http://www.healthgrades.com/consumer/index

http://www.ratemds.com/index.jsp

http://www.doctorscorecard.com/main

http://www.thehealthpages.com/articles/ratings.html

http://www.physicianreports.com/

http://www.mdjunction.com/find-doctor/rate

Here are some ratings that were given:

http://www.ratemds.com/ShowRatings.jsp?did=34303

http://www.doctorscorecard.com/view?id=Michelle_Horner_PA

http://ratemds.com/ShowRatings.jsp?did=36199

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Tuesday, July 25, 2006

Citizens Commission on Human Rights International

The Citizens Commission on Human Rights International is dedicated to investigating and exposing psychiatric human rights abuses worldwide. There are more than 135 chapters in 34 countries. CCHRI exposes the fact that psychiatric diagnoses are based on opinion not science; there are no physical tests to prove the existence of a “mental disorder”. For more information see CCHR websites.

http://www.cchr.com/

http://www.psychcrime.org/



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Monday, July 24, 2006

PSYCHIATRISTS TREAT HEAVY METAL TOXICITY AS SCHIZOPHRENIA

PSYCHIATRISTS CAUSE PSYCHOSIS BY TREATING HEAVY METAL TOXICITY AS SCHIZOPHRENIA
In March 2002, Brad Ammerman was in his early 20s. He'd worked for the last two years as a metal parts grinder in a factory in upstate New York. He was making good money, had bought a car, and was getting ready to move in to his own apartment. Without warning, he began hallucinating. Over the next four or five days, he began to feel increasingly strange and started hearing voices. His father took him to the local emergency room and told the doctor that Brad worked with metals and felt that contact with metal could be the cause of his son's condition (Mr. Ammerman himself had experience with metal toxicity). The blood test showed higher than usual levels of aluminum in his blood. However, due to his behavior, Brad was sent to a psychiatric unit where he was labeled schizophrenic and placed on antipsychotic drugs. He remained on outpatient psychiatric treatment but the drugs did not help and in fact, caused him to have psychotic episodes that resulted in him being hospitalized. It was later found that work conditions were such that Brad was inhaling vapor from the metal he was grinding, as well as from the metal coolants. A neurologist confirmed that his apparent "schizophrenia" was indeed due to heavy metal toxicity. Though he suffered brain damage from the metal, he was weaned off all psychiatric drugs and has been put on high doses of fish oils and vitamin B, which have improved his condition.

Originally Published by the Citizens Commission on Human Rights International, psychcrime.org

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ALLERGIES MISDIAGNOSED AS BIPOLAR

ALLERGIES TREATED AS "BIPOLAR" RESULT IN WOMAN'S INABILITY TO WORK

Linda Johnson of Sterling Heights, Michigan, had been referred to Henry Ford Hospital's behavior health department for treatment for stress and anxiety due to unforeseen hazardous conditions in a new residence. She was labeled "bipolar" by one of the many psychiatrists who treated her. She was in her third year of psychiatric treatment when she realized she was only getting worse with each new psychiatric drug prescribed. Linda went from being active and employed to having to take a leave of absence from her work due to inability to function in a drug-induced stupor. When she questioned this drug approach to mental health, her psychiatrist assured her that alternatives didn't work and told her it could take 20 years to see an improvement in her condition. Linda was smart enough to get a second opinion from a real medical doctor who detected severe food and environmental allergies on her first visit. Once properly treated, her physical and mental health quickly returned to normal.

Originally Published by the Citizens Commission on Human Rights International

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