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“Dad, Something’s Not Right. I Need Help”: Richard Fee on the Dangers of Adderall

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Its basically legal speed, and it can have some really bad effects. He started working with me at the shop, and I tried to put him on my insurance. Thats when my agent told me,We cant write your insurance because your son is on Vyvanse. His irregular sleep patterns, staying up all nightit all started coming into focus.

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Is Public Psychiatry Responding to the Mental Health Crisis or Just “Treating the Chart?”

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The topic of mental health is on the public’s mind, whether it’s the popularizing of therapy speak, the increased attention paid to severe mental illness and homelessness, or pop psychology advice on TikTok. This scenario in public psychiatry settings is, unfortunately, a familiar one.

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Stealing My Mother From Me: The Horrors of Conservatorship

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Guardianship and the legal system stole her from me. I was not ready for this, as I was so exhausted, and I asked her to call back after I had a few hours of sleep. Please, I told her, I need a bit of sleep before I drive her there, as the hospital was some 110 miles away. What a joke the legal system is.

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So-Called Suicide Experts Recommend Antidepressants, Which Increase Suicides

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noted that it is a myth that mental disorders play a significant role in at least 90% of suicides. [6] 6] In most cases, there is no preexisting mental disorder. The comment I made in 2015 on the Board of Health’s website. [40] What saved her was that her private insurance ran out.

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Modern Psychiatry and the Human Soul and Spirit: Is Our Freedom at Stake?

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To be a doctor aiming to practice the art of healing is almost impossible today due to the power of big pharma and insurance companies. Doctors are beginning to recognize they also fall into the category of “pushers” who do it legally by getting their patients hooked on addictive medications. These three soul forces define being human.