Church of Scientology's CCHR Says Congress Should Look at Conflicts of Interest Influencing VA’s Fa

Church of Scientology's CCHR International [Church of Scientology's anti-psychiatry enforcement gr ^ | Sept. 11, 2014 | Kelly Patricia O’Meara, Church of Scientology

[huldah1776]

[Full Title: CCHR Says Congress Should Look at Conflicts of Interest Influencing VA’s Failure to Investigate Psychotropic Drug Deaths]

While Congress currently is focusing on the VA’s alleged poor quality of care due to long wait times for medical access, still little, to no, attention is being given to the hundreds of veteran cardiac arrests and suicides that occurred after being prescribed cocktails of dangerous psychotropic drugs, especially antipsychotics. Why?

The Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), the nation’s leading mental health watchdog, presented written testimony this year to Congressional hearings into military and veteran deaths and believes that conflicts of interest on the part of psychiatrists serving the VA and the pharmaceutical companies may provide answers to why sudden deaths from antipsychotics, and suicides linked to antidepressants, are still are being ignored.

During a July hearing of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Rep. Mike Michaud, D-Maine, noted that although VA spending on mental health had doubled since 2007 (currently at $7 billion), “it’s not working.” Michaud concluded, “We have to figure out why.” An in-depth look into the source of the information being provided to Congress may yield interesting answers.

[huldah1776]

Just a heads up to the dangers of side effects. I personally avoid meds but only because of experience. There has to be a better way constructed for the individual with medical tests done before prescribing?

http://www.amazon.com/Surviving-Shadows-Journey-Post-Traumatic-Stress/dp/1402263554

[Chuckster]

It is the American Medical Assn., a tool of the drug industry, that is responsible for the drugging of America. They won't be happy until every one of us is medicated and under professional supervision. /rant

Before everyone starts piling on the VA, I want to say that I have had more dealings with VA Doctors, hospitals, pharmacies, etc. than I would wish recently and have been very pleased with the attention, courtesy and service I have received.

[huldah1776]

AMA,APA, anyone who can prescribe. oh! FDA. just watched The Dallas Buyer’s Club. Should be rated x but I didn’t realize how corrupt this government really is.