Kennedy Takes Aim at Ritalin Provision http://www.rollcall.com/pub/48_88/vested/1460-1.html May 7, 2003 By Emily Pierce, Roll Call Staff Psychiatrists and at least one lawmaker are taking on the Church of Scientology’s support for a provision in a House special education bill that seeks to prevent teachers from requiring students to take… Read more »

CORRESPONDENCE HAVING TO DO WITH PSYCHIATRY’S IMMINENT THREAT TO DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS (1) ALLIANCE FOR HUMAN RESEARCH PROTECTION (AHRP) http://www.ahrp.org Contact: Vera Hassner Sharav Tel: 212-595-8974 e-mail: veracare@ahrp.org FYI For those considering legislation that would strip psychiatric patients of their human rights by forcing them to take powerful… Read more »

Fred A. Baughman, MD comments on: CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE HAS IT 17%–8.5 MILLION U.S. SCHOOLKIDS ON PSYCH DRUGS–ILLEGAL “PUSHERS” HAVE LOTS OF CATCHING UP TO DO House Told Schools Overuse Mood Drugs 6:45 am PST, 7 May 2003 http://7am.com/cgi-bin/catwire.cgi?POLITICS_1000_2003050703.htm Medical experts told a House panel Tuesday that too… Read more »

Fred Baughman MD comments: YET ANOTHER “DIAGNOSTIC” TEST FOR ADHD–A “DISEASE”/ABNORMALITY THAT DOESN’T EXIST Friday, May 23, 2003 Kodak finds promising tool for diagnosing hyperactivity http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,505035099,00.html By Ben Dobbin AP business writer ROCHESTER, N.Y. ‹ Exploring whether photographic images can help soothe stress led… Read more »

House OKs Ban on Forcing Kids’ Medication By ELIZABETH WOLFE, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON – The House voted Wednesday to prohibit schools from making children with behavioral problems take medication in order to attend class. Under the bill, passed 425-1, states receiving federal education money must make sure schools do… Read more »