Status of
from Fred A.
(4824 words, 12
Herein, Vera Hassner Sharav comments on the NIMH-sanctioned,
I have not had an answer from either of these two district
I would appreciate it if someone would get the names and
Sincerely,
Fred A. Baughman, Jr., MD
From: “VERACARE” <veracare@rcn.com>
Subject: Are Ritalin Studies on 3 year olds “‘Child
Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2001 17:25:19 -0500
ALLIANCE FOR HUMAN RESEARCH PROTECTION (AHRP)
Contact: Vera Hassner Sharav
Tel: 212-595-8974 veracare@rcn.com
FYI
Steven Hyman, M.D., Director of the National Institute of
a preeminent expert on molecular neurobiology and the
psychotropic drugs work.
conclude that repeated exposure to psychiatric drugs–whether
prescribed–produces profound, long-lasting, functional
brain, including changes in the pattern of gene expression.
[Fred A. Baughman Jr.,
In an important (much cited) 1996 article in the American
Psychiatry [vol. 153:151-162], Dr. Hyman explained that
drugs–including psychostimulants (such as Ritalin and
antidepressants (such as Prozac) and antipsychotics (such as
Zyprexa)–create “perturbations in neurotransmitter
repeated such perturbations “usurp normal homeostatic
neurons, thereby producing adaptations that lead to
long-lasting alterations in neural function.” Dr. Hyman
adaptations may not be beneficial to the organism.
[Fred A. Baughman Jr.,
How then, can anyone defend exposing children with no proven
[Fred A. Baughman Jr., MD: whose behaviors
to high risk experiments? How can anyone defend exposing
still in development
[Fred A. Baughman Jr., MD: whose brain is
–to a drug which works by causing “perturbations in
[Fred A. Baughman Jr., MD: Dr. Hyman
This NIMH-funded experiment is likely to earn the
judiciary, as happened when
lead poisoning experiment was examined by the Maryland Court
16, 2001:
[Fred A. Baughman Jr.,
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STUDIES ON RITALIN ARE ‘CHILD ABUSE’
By DOUGLAS MONTERO
December 3, 2001 — THE federally funded abuse of children,
3, has begun in New York City, critics charge.
The alleged torture chambers are located at two city
will conduct Ritalin experiments on more than 80 city kids
of 3 and 8.
Advocates, handcuffed by the lack of money, are waging a
nationwide $6 million, 72-week study at the six
NYU Medical Center and the New York Psychiatric Institute.
[Fred A. Baughman Jr., MD: the once-great
Two-thirds of the 264 kids will be under 5. Researchers want
symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
been medicated.
[Fred A. Baughman Jr., MD: I testified in
Advocates who have seen the protocol describing the study
will subject kids to a “horrific” psychological
[Fred A. Baughman Jr., MD: nowhere in the informed consent document to
The kids will start getting Ritalin at small daily dosages,
gradually increase to 7.5 mg and 10 mg three times a day,
the drug affects them.
The side effects that, in part, determine dosage limits are
abdominal pain, difficulty sleeping, fever, nausea,
and, in some rare cases, Tourette’s disorder, depression and
[Fred A. Baughman Jr., MD: all symptoms and signs of
The kids who cope with 10 mg will get a dosage of 15 mg – so
see what happens.
[Fred A. Baughman Jr., MD: by cope, they mean those having no
“They want to see how much these children can
Sharav, who heads the New York-based Alliance for Human
“The research is absolutely child abuse.”
[Fred A. Baughman Jr., MD: In that they—one and all know, without a
Once a dosage amount is established, researchers will spend
alternating amounts and sometimes giving placebo sugar pills
kids react. Parents and teachers who record the reaction
the dosage change.
Fake classrooms with two-way mirrors will be set up to study
lab rats when researchers wean them off Ritalin. The
get worse,” the protocol states.
[Fred A. Baughman Jr., MD: a sign of drug-induced brain ‘perturbation’
The protocol says kids will be referred by schools, clinics
The authors apparently didn’t know recruiting for such
schools violates city laws. In any case, parents can pull
any time.
An official at the Psychiatric Institute, who didn’t want to
children under 6, and the study will help doctors “make
decisions.”
[Fred A. Baughman Jr., MD: the PATS research is intended to provide a
Advocates question why nearly 70 percent of the kids in the
was unavailable because its researcher, Dr. Howard Abikoff,
messages left at his office.
Dr. Ellen Isaacs, a member of an advocacy group in
the Psychiatric Institute is located, plans to meet with the
board to complain.
“They want poor minority kids because their parents are
to sign up,” she said.
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Dear Mr. Rackaukas; Ms. Hix
A November 17, 2000 article in the journal SCIENCE [1] announced the National Institute of
The article acknowledged “ethical concerns about using young
Marshall treated other critics dismissively, writing: “These
Writing in SCIENCE, Marshall avoided addressing the science,
Marshall, the editors or SCIENCE, and the leaders of psychiatric research, left it for me, in a
“Regarding the Preschool Treatment
James M. Swanson is Director of the Child Study Center at
“I would like to have an objective diagnosis for the
Nor has any single
In Los Angeles County, in
From Drug Laws, 1998–California Edition (including the California Uniform
“The prescriber’s record
The word “pathology” means
My article Psychiatric
It is time for a thorough, un-biased, analysis of all
Sincerely,
Fred A. Baughman Jr., MD–Neurology/Child Neurology
1303 Hidden Mountain Dr.
El Cajon, CA 92019
619 440 8236
References:
1. Marshall,
2. Baughman,
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Re: Ritalin, other amphetamine use in psychiatric research
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,
A November 17, 2000 article in the journal SCIENCE [1] announced the National Institute of
The article acknowledged “ethical concerns about using young
Marshall treated other critics dismissively, writing: “These
Writing in SCIENCE, Marshall avoided addressing the science,
Marshall, the editors or SCIENCE, and the leaders of psychiatric research, left it for me, in a
“Regarding the Preschool Treatment
References.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
James M. Swanson is Director of the Child Study Center at
“I would like to have an objective diagnosis for the
Nor has any single
In Los Angeles County, in
From Drug Laws, 1998–California Edition (including the California Uniform
“The prescriber’s record
The word “pathology” means
My article Psychiatric
It is time for a thorough, un-biased, analysis of all
Sincerely,
Fred A. Baughman Jr., MD–Neurology/Child Neurology
1303 Hidden Mountain Dr.
El Cajon, CA 92019
619 440 8236
References:
1. Marshall,
2. Baughman,
enclosures: (1) Pediatrics, May, 2001, Science, January,
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