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A Kidnapped Daughter

June 7, 2016 8 Comments

Hands tied with rope

Editorial Note: This is the first of a two-part post by a father and daughter who want to remain anonymous for fear of reprisals - a very real and realistic fear. This is about how my daughter was “led away” (the literal meaning of abduction), in a cruel and calculated act undertaken by people to whom her mother and I had ill-advisedly, and to our eternal regret, trusted to … [Read more...] about A Kidnapped Daughter

Three Weeks To Prescripticide

May 12, 2016 35 Comments

Editorial Note: The post is by David Carmichael, who has coined the terms "Prescripticide" for a death that is caused by an adverse reaction to a prescription drug. In October and November 2015, Julie Wood published a 5-part RxISK.org series of blog posts about SSRI antidepressants and violence. It was based on the biomedical model developed to explain how someone can … [Read more...] about Three Weeks To Prescripticide

Medical Kidnap: Get Out of Jail Free Report

May 3, 2016 30 Comments

The examples given in the Kidnapped series of posts are dramatic. They point to growing abuses in healthcare systems. The idea that in every way we are making more and more progress leads people to cut corners to bring the benefits of treatments they know will work to others. Those whose lives have been affected will figure this is a pretty common occurrence. The rest of us … [Read more...] about Medical Kidnap: Get Out of Jail Free Report

The Right Not to be Kidnapped

April 29, 2016 4 Comments

Declaration In the last decade, a new problem has come into focus, illustrated by the posts over the last 4 weeks. Families and communities have traditionally provided the overwhelming bulk of care for relatives whether they were mentally infirm, elderly and dementing, younger with learning disabilities or suffering from physical illness. The impetus to care for a relative … [Read more...] about The Right Not to be Kidnapped

Medical Kidnapping: The Dilemmas of Therapeutic Optimism

April 25, 2016 6 Comments

Gloved hand

Editorial Note: This is the fifth post in a medical kidnapping series. There will be at least one more, perhaps two. Lost rights The county asylum system that came into being in 1845 initiated a period of therapeutic optimism, that was extinguished by 1900. Therapeutic optimism re-emerged in the 1950s with the advent of the first effective psychotropic drugs. Current … [Read more...] about Medical Kidnapping: The Dilemmas of Therapeutic Optimism

The History of Medical Kidnapping

April 20, 2016 10 Comments

Needle

Editorial Note: The last three posts give examples of medical kidnapping happening now. The Doctor Munchausen series of posts on David Healy in July and August 2014 give some more examples. This post and two to follow outline how we ended up in a position where people can be kidnapped. Medical Kidnapping goes back a bit. In 1706, Daniel Defoe, perhaps the first journalist and, … [Read more...] about The History of Medical Kidnapping

Kidnapped: In England

April 12, 2016 13 Comments

Connor Sparrowhawk

Editorial Note: The post below is by Simon Hattenstone and appeared in the Guardian on April 2nd. It fits into the Kidnapped sequence and allows us to draw attention to the #JusticeforLB campaign (Laughing Boy). Once again the point is this could be you or me, could be cardiac or orthopedic or any branch of medicine. We need an up to date version of Buffy Sainte Marie's … [Read more...] about Kidnapped: In England

Human Rights Should Be For Everyone

April 5, 2016 12 Comments

I Don't Belong In An Institution

Editorial Note: This post is by Franke James, Teresa's sister. The reaction in the US or UK is that things like this couldn't happen here. Part of the reason no one can believe that treatment is being forced on people who don't need it is that many of us have the experience of not being able to access treatment when we need it. This paradox is central to what is happening. … [Read more...] about Human Rights Should Be For Everyone

Kidnapped: Arthur Hippe

March 28, 2016 4 Comments

Kidnapped

Editorial Note: This post by Lois Sampson, an Elders' Rights Advocate with the Seniors At Risk Coalition, is the first of several on this theme. The message for readers who think that neither they nor their relatives have been or are likely to be in the position that Arthur Hippe was in is that Arthur's is the kind of case where the kidnapping can be seen, yours or your … [Read more...] about Kidnapped: Arthur Hippe

Medication and Withdrawal

March 16, 2016 43 Comments

The RxISK website has been undergoing major renovation. There is still a great deal of work going on behind the scenes to look at new ideas and better ways to make available the best tools and information about prescription drug side effects. The old site had a Symptoms on Stopping Zone – a Withdrawal Zone. Withdrawal is an important feature of RxISK, so we are hoping to … [Read more...] about Medication and Withdrawal

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