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Interview with Prof John Read of Auckland UniversityFascinating with Prof Read on the fallacies underlying the diagnostic labelling and drugging of people experiencing normal life stresses, the influence of the pharmaceutical industry on prescribing practices and the risks of the mental health system in NZ. |
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Letter from Coronial ServicesLetter from Coronial Services advising provision of Toran's file will cost his mother $3,000. |
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Antidepressants as Recreational Drugs"The older generation are not only involved in illegal drugs such as Ecstasy but are also more likely to be involved in pharmaceutical drugs that have a lifestyle component, so your Viagras, your Prozacs and even some anti-depressants." |
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Familes excluded from consutlation on suicide reportingFunny how families are key stakeholders when they use us as an excuse to suppress information on sucide but ignored completely when it doesn't advance their agenda to include us. Fortunately the media consider our views important even if the government don't! |
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More People Attempting SuicideIn 2007 the Ministry of Health published research showing a clear causal link between increases in antidepressant prescribing and medically serious suicide attempts. According to the research, Canterbury had the highest rate of prescribing of antidepressants. SPINZ and the police completely ignore the evidence however and suggest we continue to channel people under pressure to mental health services where they can be given drugs known to double the risk of suicide. Clearly the SPINZ strategic plan involves continuing to do the same thing and hoping for a different result. Genius! |
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Cloud Williams and Reporting on suicide |
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