Forced Medication of Patients Called Into Question

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by Mike , the Health Ranger, December 6, 2008

Key concepts: Forced medication, Psychiatry and Patient rights

The practice of physically restraining psychiatric patients and

forcing them to take mind-altering medications is finally being called

into question by health experts in the UK. The article appeared in the

Journal of Advanced Nursing and concludes there is no evidence

whatsoever showing that forced medication of psychiatric patients

produces a positive outcome.

In psychiatric hospitals, the forced medication of patients involves

physically restraining them (straight jackets, wrist straps, etc.) or,

in some case, physically beating the patient until they agree to take

their pills. If a patient refuses to open their mouth to take the

pills, mental hospital workers may hold the patient down, then hold

their nose, forcing them to either open their mouth or suffocate. Once

the mouth is open, they physically force the medications down their

throat, then check to make sure the pills aren't hidden under the tongue.

Such tactics are commonplace in conventional medicine today, where

psychiatric doctors believe patients are essentially inmates.

Importantly, the mere act of seeking help for an emotional problem can

get you arrested, thrown in a mental institution and medicated against

your will. For example, Amy Philo was given antidepressant drugs

shortly after giving birth and suffering from post-partum depression.

When she sought counseling help for the violent visions she was having

about killing her own baby (caused by the antidepressant drugs, of

course), she was kidnapped by state health authorities and thrown into

a mental institution where she was forcefully medicated against her

will. This happened in 2008.

You can listen to her interview here:

http://www.naturalnews.com/Index-Podcas...

The forced medication of psychiatric patients is just one example of

the barbarism of modern medicine. It is an industry that believes

patients have no right to refuse medication (or chemotherapy, or

vaccines) and that any human being who refuses to " take their

medicine " should be arrested as a common criminal, separated from

their family, and have their children taken away by Child Protective

Services.

Other examples: Read up on Wernecke, a teenage cancer patient

who was kidnapped by Texas authorities and forced to submit to

chemotherapy. Her parents were arrested and subjected to actions by

Child Protective Services. Read those details here:

http://www.naturalnews.com/016387.html

You may also want to search NaturalNews for stories on Abraham Cherrix

and Tina Marie Carlsen.

Important words of advice: NEVER seek help from a psychiatric doctor.

Doing so places you and your family at risk. By merely mentioning a

fleeting thought or urge you might have experienced, you may initiate

a sequence of events that can land you in a mental institution and

result in your children being kidnapped by Child Protective Services.

Also, NEVER disclose any psychiatric-related information to any health

professionals or authorities, as even doctors now believe they have

the right to have you arrested for thinking " abnormal " thoughts.

If you need help, seek out a naturopathic physician or a

natural-oriented mind-body doctor. There are few left, of course,

since the state medical boards have yanked all their licenses, but

that's another story.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7764512.stm

Psychiatric drugs force queried

Man in psychiatric ward

Coerced medication can be used in psychiatric wards

The practice of forcing psychiatric patients to take medication is not

backed by evidence, say UK researchers.

Very few rigorous investigations of the use of coerced medication have

been done despite it being widespread, the Journal of Advanced Nursing

reported.

The dearth of evidence is " unacceptable " and more should be done to

find alternatives, the team said.

A spokeswoman for Mind said the threat of forced medication often

stopped people seeking help in the first place.

Researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry and City University in

London found 14 studies from seven countries on forcing psychiatric

inpatients to take medication.

The threat of coerced medication can discourage people from seeking

treatment when they need it and may damage the relationship between

patients and mental heath professionals

Alison Cobb, Mind

Most of the patients looked at had been admitted involuntarily, and

they were slightly more likely to be female and in their 30s, the

studies of patients and staff from the UK, USA, Sweden, Finland,

Germany, Canada and Denmark, showed.

Most had been diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or

another psychotic illness.

The practice seemed more common in the UK but that is probably because

mechanical restraint is used more often in other countries to stop

patients harming themselves and others.

There was little detail on the events leading up to the coerced

medication incidents and " a complete absence " of investigation into

alternatives, the researchers said.

Early intervention

Study leader a Jarrett, a researcher at the Institute of

Psychiatry and registered mental health nurse said she had hoped to

find more evidence on the factors that lead up to coerced medication,

what constitutes a risk and how long the patient has been on the ward.

" We also need more research into early intervention and whether that

can prevent coerced medication. "

" When you stop and think about it, its quite a drastic step. "

She added that hospitals probably had different rates of how often

they forced patients to take medication but the figures are not

available for monitoring.

The lack of evidence suggests the procedure is taken for granted in

psychiatric hospitals, she said.

" We feel that this is unacceptable and more needs to be done to

establish sound clinical evidence and viable alternatives to this

contentious approach. "

Alison Cobb, senior policy and campaign's officer at the mental health

charity, Mind, said forcing patients to take medication against their

will was " extremely distressing " for them.

" Their freedom is taken away and people are often left feeling

powerless, frightened and helpless. "

" The threat of coerced medication can discourage people from seeking

treatment when they need it and may damage the relationship between

patients and mental heath professionals.

" We urgently need to see more studies on this issue, particularly

exploring the use of alternative treatments and how to include service

users fully in making decisions about treatments. "

[Guest guest]

http://www.naturalnews.com/News_000587_forced_medication_psychiatry_patient_righ\

ts.html

by Mike , the Health Ranger, December 6, 2008

Key concepts: Forced medication, Psychiatry and Patient rights

The practice of physically restraining psychiatric patients and

forcing them to take mind-altering medications is finally being called

into question by health experts in the UK. The article appeared in the

Journal of Advanced Nursing and concludes there is no evidence

whatsoever showing that forced medication of psychiatric patients

produces a positive outcome.

In psychiatric hospitals, the forced medication of patients involves

physically restraining them (straight jackets, wrist straps, etc.) or,

in some case, physically beating the patient until they agree to take

their pills. If a patient refuses to open their mouth to take the

pills, mental hospital workers may hold the patient down, then hold

their nose, forcing them to either open their mouth or suffocate. Once

the mouth is open, they physically force the medications down their

throat, then check to make sure the pills aren't hidden under the tongue.

Such tactics are commonplace in conventional medicine today, where

psychiatric doctors believe patients are essentially inmates.

Importantly, the mere act of seeking help for an emotional problem can

get you arrested, thrown in a mental institution and medicated against

your will. For example, Amy Philo was given antidepressant drugs

shortly after giving birth and suffering from post-partum depression.

When she sought counseling help for the violent visions she was having

about killing her own baby (caused by the antidepressant drugs, of

course), she was kidnapped by state health authorities and thrown into

a mental institution where she was forcefully medicated against her

will. This happened in 2008.

You can listen to her interview here:

http://www.naturalnews.com/Index-Podcas...

The forced medication of psychiatric patients is just one example of

the barbarism of modern medicine. It is an industry that believes

patients have no right to refuse medication (or chemotherapy, or

vaccines) and that any human being who refuses to " take their

medicine " should be arrested as a common criminal, separated from

their family, and have their children taken away by Child Protective

Services.

Other examples: Read up on Wernecke, a teenage cancer patient

who was kidnapped by Texas authorities and forced to submit to

chemotherapy. Her parents were arrested and subjected to actions by

Child Protective Services. Read those details here:

http://www.naturalnews.com/016387.html

You may also want to search NaturalNews for stories on Abraham Cherrix

and Tina Marie Carlsen.

Important words of advice: NEVER seek help from a psychiatric doctor.

Doing so places you and your family at risk. By merely mentioning a

fleeting thought or urge you might have experienced, you may initiate

a sequence of events that can land you in a mental institution and

result in your children being kidnapped by Child Protective Services.

Also, NEVER disclose any psychiatric-related information to any health

professionals or authorities, as even doctors now believe they have

the right to have you arrested for thinking " abnormal " thoughts.

If you need help, seek out a naturopathic physician or a

natural-oriented mind-body doctor. There are few left, of course,

since the state medical boards have yanked all their licenses, but

that's another story.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7764512.stm

Psychiatric drugs force queried

Man in psychiatric ward

Coerced medication can be used in psychiatric wards

The practice of forcing psychiatric patients to take medication is not

backed by evidence, say UK researchers.

Very few rigorous investigations of the use of coerced medication have

been done despite it being widespread, the Journal of Advanced Nursing

reported.

The dearth of evidence is " unacceptable " and more should be done to

find alternatives, the team said.

A spokeswoman for Mind said the threat of forced medication often

stopped people seeking help in the first place.

Researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry and City University in

London found 14 studies from seven countries on forcing psychiatric

inpatients to take medication.

The threat of coerced medication can discourage people from seeking

treatment when they need it and may damage the relationship between

patients and mental heath professionals

Alison Cobb, Mind

Most of the patients looked at had been admitted involuntarily, and

they were slightly more likely to be female and in their 30s, the

studies of patients and staff from the UK, USA, Sweden, Finland,

Germany, Canada and Denmark, showed.

Most had been diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or

another psychotic illness.

The practice seemed more common in the UK but that is probably because

mechanical restraint is used more often in other countries to stop

patients harming themselves and others.

There was little detail on the events leading up to the coerced

medication incidents and " a complete absence " of investigation into

alternatives, the researchers said.

Early intervention

Study leader a Jarrett, a researcher at the Institute of

Psychiatry and registered mental health nurse said she had hoped to

find more evidence on the factors that lead up to coerced medication,

what constitutes a risk and how long the patient has been on the ward.

" We also need more research into early intervention and whether that

can prevent coerced medication. "

" When you stop and think about it, its quite a drastic step. "

She added that hospitals probably had different rates of how often

they forced patients to take medication but the figures are not

available for monitoring.

The lack of evidence suggests the procedure is taken for granted in

psychiatric hospitals, she said.

" We feel that this is unacceptable and more needs to be done to

establish sound clinical evidence and viable alternatives to this

contentious approach. "

Alison Cobb, senior policy and campaign's officer at the mental health

charity, Mind, said forcing patients to take medication against their

will was " extremely distressing " for them.

" Their freedom is taken away and people are often left feeling

powerless, frightened and helpless. "

" The threat of coerced medication can discourage people from seeking

treatment when they need it and may damage the relationship between

patients and mental heath professionals.

" We urgently need to see more studies on this issue, particularly

exploring the use of alternative treatments and how to include service

users fully in making decisions about treatments. "

[Guest guest]

http://www.naturalnews.com/News_000587_forced_medication_psychiatry_patient_righ\

ts.html

by Mike , the Health Ranger, December 6, 2008

Key concepts: Forced medication, Psychiatry and Patient rights

The practice of physically restraining psychiatric patients and

forcing them to take mind-altering medications is finally being called

into question by health experts in the UK. The article appeared in the

Journal of Advanced Nursing and concludes there is no evidence

whatsoever showing that forced medication of psychiatric patients

produces a positive outcome.

In psychiatric hospitals, the forced medication of patients involves

physically restraining them (straight jackets, wrist straps, etc.) or,

in some case, physically beating the patient until they agree to take

their pills. If a patient refuses to open their mouth to take the

pills, mental hospital workers may hold the patient down, then hold

their nose, forcing them to either open their mouth or suffocate. Once

the mouth is open, they physically force the medications down their

throat, then check to make sure the pills aren't hidden under the tongue.

Such tactics are commonplace in conventional medicine today, where

psychiatric doctors believe patients are essentially inmates.

Importantly, the mere act of seeking help for an emotional problem can

get you arrested, thrown in a mental institution and medicated against

your will. For example, Amy Philo was given antidepressant drugs

shortly after giving birth and suffering from post-partum depression.

When she sought counseling help for the violent visions she was having

about killing her own baby (caused by the antidepressant drugs, of

course), she was kidnapped by state health authorities and thrown into

a mental institution where she was forcefully medicated against her

will. This happened in 2008.

You can listen to her interview here:

http://www.naturalnews.com/Index-Podcas...

The forced medication of psychiatric patients is just one example of

the barbarism of modern medicine. It is an industry that believes

patients have no right to refuse medication (or chemotherapy, or

vaccines) and that any human being who refuses to " take their

medicine " should be arrested as a common criminal, separated from

their family, and have their children taken away by Child Protective

Services.

Other examples: Read up on Wernecke, a teenage cancer patient

who was kidnapped by Texas authorities and forced to submit to

chemotherapy. Her parents were arrested and subjected to actions by

Child Protective Services. Read those details here:

http://www.naturalnews.com/016387.html

You may also want to search NaturalNews for stories on Abraham Cherrix

and Tina Marie Carlsen.

Important words of advice: NEVER seek help from a psychiatric doctor.

Doing so places you and your family at risk. By merely mentioning a

fleeting thought or urge you might have experienced, you may initiate

a sequence of events that can land you in a mental institution and

result in your children being kidnapped by Child Protective Services.

Also, NEVER disclose any psychiatric-related information to any health

professionals or authorities, as even doctors now believe they have

the right to have you arrested for thinking " abnormal " thoughts.

If you need help, seek out a naturopathic physician or a

natural-oriented mind-body doctor. There are few left, of course,

since the state medical boards have yanked all their licenses, but

that's another story.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7764512.stm

Psychiatric drugs force queried

Man in psychiatric ward

Coerced medication can be used in psychiatric wards

The practice of forcing psychiatric patients to take medication is not

backed by evidence, say UK researchers.

Very few rigorous investigations of the use of coerced medication have

been done despite it being widespread, the Journal of Advanced Nursing

reported.

The dearth of evidence is " unacceptable " and more should be done to

find alternatives, the team said.

A spokeswoman for Mind said the threat of forced medication often

stopped people seeking help in the first place.

Researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry and City University in

London found 14 studies from seven countries on forcing psychiatric

inpatients to take medication.

The threat of coerced medication can discourage people from seeking

treatment when they need it and may damage the relationship between

patients and mental heath professionals

Alison Cobb, Mind

Most of the patients looked at had been admitted involuntarily, and

they were slightly more likely to be female and in their 30s, the

studies of patients and staff from the UK, USA, Sweden, Finland,

Germany, Canada and Denmark, showed.

Most had been diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or

another psychotic illness.

The practice seemed more common in the UK but that is probably because

mechanical restraint is used more often in other countries to stop

patients harming themselves and others.

There was little detail on the events leading up to the coerced

medication incidents and " a complete absence " of investigation into

alternatives, the researchers said.

Early intervention

Study leader a Jarrett, a researcher at the Institute of

Psychiatry and registered mental health nurse said she had hoped to

find more evidence on the factors that lead up to coerced medication,

what constitutes a risk and how long the patient has been on the ward.

" We also need more research into early intervention and whether that

can prevent coerced medication. "

" When you stop and think about it, its quite a drastic step. "

She added that hospitals probably had different rates of how often

they forced patients to take medication but the figures are not

available for monitoring.

The lack of evidence suggests the procedure is taken for granted in

psychiatric hospitals, she said.

" We feel that this is unacceptable and more needs to be done to

establish sound clinical evidence and viable alternatives to this

contentious approach. "

Alison Cobb, senior policy and campaign's officer at the mental health

charity, Mind, said forcing patients to take medication against their

will was " extremely distressing " for them.

" Their freedom is taken away and people are often left feeling

powerless, frightened and helpless. "

" The threat of coerced medication can discourage people from seeking

treatment when they need it and may damage the relationship between

patients and mental heath professionals.

" We urgently need to see more studies on this issue, particularly

exploring the use of alternative treatments and how to include service

users fully in making decisions about treatments. "

[Guest guest]

http://www.naturalnews.com/News_000587_forced_medication_psychiatry_patient_righ\

ts.html

by Mike , the Health Ranger, December 6, 2008

Key concepts: Forced medication, Psychiatry and Patient rights

The practice of physically restraining psychiatric patients and

forcing them to take mind-altering medications is finally being called

into question by health experts in the UK. The article appeared in the

Journal of Advanced Nursing and concludes there is no evidence

whatsoever showing that forced medication of psychiatric patients

produces a positive outcome.

In psychiatric hospitals, the forced medication of patients involves

physically restraining them (straight jackets, wrist straps, etc.) or,

in some case, physically beating the patient until they agree to take

their pills. If a patient refuses to open their mouth to take the

pills, mental hospital workers may hold the patient down, then hold

their nose, forcing them to either open their mouth or suffocate. Once

the mouth is open, they physically force the medications down their

throat, then check to make sure the pills aren't hidden under the tongue.

Such tactics are commonplace in conventional medicine today, where

psychiatric doctors believe patients are essentially inmates.

Importantly, the mere act of seeking help for an emotional problem can

get you arrested, thrown in a mental institution and medicated against

your will. For example, Amy Philo was given antidepressant drugs

shortly after giving birth and suffering from post-partum depression.

When she sought counseling help for the violent visions she was having

about killing her own baby (caused by the antidepressant drugs, of

course), she was kidnapped by state health authorities and thrown into

a mental institution where she was forcefully medicated against her

will. This happened in 2008.

You can listen to her interview here:

http://www.naturalnews.com/Index-Podcas...

The forced medication of psychiatric patients is just one example of

the barbarism of modern medicine. It is an industry that believes

patients have no right to refuse medication (or chemotherapy, or

vaccines) and that any human being who refuses to " take their

medicine " should be arrested as a common criminal, separated from

their family, and have their children taken away by Child Protective

Services.

Other examples: Read up on Wernecke, a teenage cancer patient

who was kidnapped by Texas authorities and forced to submit to

chemotherapy. Her parents were arrested and subjected to actions by

Child Protective Services. Read those details here:

http://www.naturalnews.com/016387.html

You may also want to search NaturalNews for stories on Abraham Cherrix

and Tina Marie Carlsen.

Important words of advice: NEVER seek help from a psychiatric doctor.

Doing so places you and your family at risk. By merely mentioning a

fleeting thought or urge you might have experienced, you may initiate

a sequence of events that can land you in a mental institution and

result in your children being kidnapped by Child Protective Services.

Also, NEVER disclose any psychiatric-related information to any health

professionals or authorities, as even doctors now believe they have

the right to have you arrested for thinking " abnormal " thoughts.

If you need help, seek out a naturopathic physician or a

natural-oriented mind-body doctor. There are few left, of course,

since the state medical boards have yanked all their licenses, but

that's another story.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7764512.stm

Psychiatric drugs force queried

Man in psychiatric ward

Coerced medication can be used in psychiatric wards

The practice of forcing psychiatric patients to take medication is not

backed by evidence, say UK researchers.

Very few rigorous investigations of the use of coerced medication have

been done despite it being widespread, the Journal of Advanced Nursing

reported.

The dearth of evidence is " unacceptable " and more should be done to

find alternatives, the team said.

A spokeswoman for Mind said the threat of forced medication often

stopped people seeking help in the first place.

Researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry and City University in

London found 14 studies from seven countries on forcing psychiatric

inpatients to take medication.

The threat of coerced medication can discourage people from seeking

treatment when they need it and may damage the relationship between

patients and mental heath professionals

Alison Cobb, Mind

Most of the patients looked at had been admitted involuntarily, and

they were slightly more likely to be female and in their 30s, the

studies of patients and staff from the UK, USA, Sweden, Finland,

Germany, Canada and Denmark, showed.

Most had been diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or

another psychotic illness.

The practice seemed more common in the UK but that is probably because

mechanical restraint is used more often in other countries to stop

patients harming themselves and others.

There was little detail on the events leading up to the coerced

medication incidents and " a complete absence " of investigation into

alternatives, the researchers said.

Early intervention

Study leader a Jarrett, a researcher at the Institute of

Psychiatry and registered mental health nurse said she had hoped to

find more evidence on the factors that lead up to coerced medication,

what constitutes a risk and how long the patient has been on the ward.

" We also need more research into early intervention and whether that

can prevent coerced medication. "

" When you stop and think about it, its quite a drastic step. "

She added that hospitals probably had different rates of how often

they forced patients to take medication but the figures are not

available for monitoring.

The lack of evidence suggests the procedure is taken for granted in

psychiatric hospitals, she said.

" We feel that this is unacceptable and more needs to be done to

establish sound clinical evidence and viable alternatives to this

contentious approach. "

Alison Cobb, senior policy and campaign's officer at the mental health

charity, Mind, said forcing patients to take medication against their

will was " extremely distressing " for them.

" Their freedom is taken away and people are often left feeling

powerless, frightened and helpless. "

" The threat of coerced medication can discourage people from seeking

treatment when they need it and may damage the relationship between

patients and mental heath professionals.

" We urgently need to see more studies on this issue, particularly

exploring the use of alternative treatments and how to include service

users fully in making decisions about treatments. "