Doesn't the Project Censored stories chosen for the 2006 list, actually reflect stories that were published in 2005? I was among those selected for the Project Censored list in 1987 for an article I published in 1986. --- Richard <rsierra7@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > From: mindfreedom-news-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:mindfreedom-news-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx]On > Behalf Of > mindfreedom-news@xxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 8:16 AM > To: NEWS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx :Human > Rights in Mental Health > Subject: NEWS: Psych. Screening of Kids is a Top > Censored Story > > > > NEWS: Human Rights & Mental Health > http://www.MindFreedom.org - Jan. 2006 > > > Media Watchdogs Say Bush Plan > for Psychiatric Screening of Kids > is a "Top Censored Story of 2006." > > Thousands of Youth May be Drugged. > > One of the "Top Censored Stories of > 2006" is that the Bush Administration > is seeking to make psychiatric screening > of USA children common practice, says a > widely-respected media watchdog group. > > These mass screenings would put > thousands of youth at risk of > inappropriate psychiatric drugging. > > The American Psychiatric Association > was even caught bragging in print about > how well they've done in keeping this > story out of mainstream media. > > Each year Project Censored -- a media > research group out of Sonoma University -- > picks the top 25 stories censored by > mainstream media. > > Here is Project Censored's summary of > the #11 Top Censored Story for 2006: > > ~~~~~~~~~~ > > PROJECT CENSORED - 2006 > > Universal Mental Screening Program > Usurps Parental Rights > > In April of 2002, President Bush > appointed a 22 member commission called > the President's New Freedom Commission > on Mental Health in order to "identify > policies that could be implemented by > Federal, State and local governments to > maximize the utility of existing > resources, improve coordination of > treatments and services, and promote > successful community integration for > adults with a serious mental illness and > children with a serious emotional > disturbance."[1] Members of this > commission include physicians in the > mental health field and at least one > (Robert N. Postlethwait) former employee > of pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Co. > > In July of 2003 the commission published > the results of their study. They found > that mental health disorders often go > undiagnosed and recommended to the > President that there should be more > comprehensive screening for mental > illnesses for people of all ages, > including pre-school age children. In > accordance with their findings, the > commission recommended that schools were > in a "key position" to screen the 52 > million students and 6 million adult > employees of our nation's schools.[2] > > The commission also recommended linking > the screenings with treatment and > support. They recommended using the > Texas Medication Algorithm Project > (TMAP) as a model treatment system.[3] > TMAP, which was implemented in Texas' > publicly funded mental health care > system while George W. Bush was governor > of Texas,[4] is a disease management > program that aids physicians in > prescribing drugs to patients based on > clinical history, background, symptoms, > and previous results. It was the first > program in the United States aimed at > establishing medication guidelines for > treating mental health illnesses.[5] > Basically, it is an algorithm that > recommends specific drugs which should > be used to treat specific diseases. > Funding for TMAP was provided by a > Robert Wood-Johnson Grant as well as > several major drug companies. The > project began in 1995 as an alliance of > individuals from pharmaceutical > companies, the University of Texas, and > the mental health and corrections > systems of Texas.[6] > > Critics of mental health screening and > TMAP claim that it is a payoff to > Pharmaceutical companies. Many cite > Allen Jones, a former employee of the > Pennsylvania Office of the Inspector > General. He was fired when he revealed > that many key officials who have > influence over the medication plan in > his state received monetary perks and > benefits from pharmaceutical companies, > which benefited from their drugs being > in the medication algorithm. > > TMAP also promotes the use of newer, > more expensive anti-psychotic drugs. > Results of studies conducted in the > United States and Great Britain found > that using the older, more established > anti-psychotic drugs as a front line > treatment rather than the newer > experimental drugs makes more sense. > Under TMAP, the Eli Lilly drug > olanzapine, a new atypical antipsychotic > drug, is used as a first line treatment > rather than a more typical > anti-psychotic medication. Perhaps it is > because Eli Lilly has several ties to the > Bush family, where George Bush Sr. was a > member of the board of directors. George > W. Bush also appointed Eli Lilly C.E.O. > Sidney Taurel to a seat on the Homeland > Security Council. Of Eli Lilly's $1.6 > million political contributions in 2000, > 82 percent went to Republicans and George > W. Bush.[7] > > In November of 2004, Congress > appropriated $20 million[8] to implement > the findings of the New Freedom > Commission on Mental Health. This would > include mandatory screening by schools > for mental health illnesses. Congressman > Ron Paul, R-Texas introduced an amendment > to the appropriations bills which would > withhold funding for mandatory mental > health screenings and require parental > consent and notification. His amendment, > however, was voted down by a wide margin > (95-315 in the House of > Representatives).[9] > > Paul, a doctor and long-time member of > the American Association of Physicians > and Surgeons (AAPS) states, "At issue is > the fundamental right of parents to > decide what medical treatment is > appropriate for their children. The > notion of federal bureaucrats ordering > potentially millions of youngsters to > take psychotropic drugs like Ritalin > strikes an emotional chord with American > parents." Paul says the allegation "that > we have a nation of children with > undiagnosed mental disorders crying out > for treatment is patently false," and > warns that mental health screening could > be used to label children whose > attitudes, religious beliefs, and > political views conflict with > established doctrine. > > Paul further warns that an obvious major > beneficiary of this legislation is the > pharmaceutical industry. The AAPS has > decried this legislation, which they say > will lead to mandatory psychological > testing of every child in America > without parental consent, and "heap even > more coercive pressure on parents to > medicate children with potentially > dangerous side effects." > > ~~~~~~~~~~ > > Update by Jeanne Lenzer: Whether it's > the pills we take or the oil we use, it > would be reassuring to know that the > information used to develop new > medicines or to utilize natural > resources wisely is based on > science--not corporate spin. > > But blandishments from Big Pharma to > politicians and doctors have a profound > effect on health care in the U.S., > making medical research closer to > propaganda than science at times. > > One way drug companies, in collusion > with doctors, increase their market > share is to expand the definition of > diseases. When diagnostic criteria were > liberalized for attention deficit > disorder in 1991, the number of children > diagnosed jumped by about 60 percent. > > The American Psychiatric Association > (APA) acknowledged in the July 2004 > issue of Advocacy News that, "The BMJ > story has gained some traction in > derivative reports on the Internet." > But, they boasted, "mainstream media > have not touched the story, in part > thanks to APA's work, for which the > [Bush] Administration is > appreciative."[10] > > The APA's boast is curious. The article > was the most downloaded article in the > history of the BMJ. It clearly struck a > nerve with a public wary of doctors and > politicians whose pockets are lined with > drug company money. > > Given the interest in the BMJ story, it > would seem that the APA, instead of > attempting to keep the story out of the > mainstream media, would be anxious to > counter the widely circulated statements > in the article. It would also seem that > the mainstream press could provide the > Administration and the APA the best > possible vehicle to counter these > supposed factual errors in the BMJ > article. > > But, the facts might prove difficult to > square with the public. More than one in > every 100 toddlers and preschoolers in > the United States are on powerful > psychiatric drugs, such as Ritalin and > Prozac, according to a study published > in the February 2000 issue of the > Journal of the American Medical > Association. > > Joseph T. Coyle, M.D., wrote in an > accompanying editorial, "It appears that > behaviorally disturbed children are now > increasingly subjected to quick and > inexpensive pharmacologic fixes, as > opposed to informed mutimodal therapy." > He concluded, "These disturbing > prescription practices suggest a growing > crisis in mental health services to > children and demand more thorough > investigation." > > But instead of issuing warnings about > overmedication or inappropriate > prescribing, the experts on the New > Freedom Commission warn ominously that > too few children are receiving treatment > for mental illness. They cite escalating > numbers of toddlers expelled from > daycare as evidence of potentially > serious psychological problems--problems > to be diagnosed and cured with mental > health screening and pills. Social and > economic reasons for the rise in kiddie > expulsions are left unexamined. > > As bad as this is for those put on drugs > and labeled "mentally ill," the far > bigger concern is the creation of a > disease for every drug, a situation made > possible by the hand-in-glove > relationship between industry and the > government. > > ~~~~~~~~~~ > > NOTES > > 1. http://www.mentalhealthcommission.gov/. > > 2. http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=39078. > > 3. http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=39078. > > 4. http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=39078. > > 5. http://www.news-medical.net/?id=3084. > > 6. http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=39078. > > 7. http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=39078. > > 8. http://www.truthnews.net/world/2004090078.htm. > > 9. http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=41606. > > 10. See Medicating Aliah: > http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2005/05/medicating_ > aliah.html. > > Alliance for Human Research Protection > ?http://www.ahrp.org? > www.ahrp.org > http://www.psych.org/join_apa/mb/newsletters/advocacy/ > AdvNewsJuly2004.htm#21. > > ~~~~~~~~~~ > > Sources: > > _Asheville Global Report_ (_British Medical > Journal_),No. 284, June 24-30, 2004 > > Title: "Bush Plans To Screen Whole U.S. > Population For Mental Illness" > > Author: Jeanne Lenzer > > http://www.agrnews.org/issues/284/#2 > > Truth News, September 13,2004 > > Title: "Forcing Kids Into a Mental > Health Ghetto" > > Congressman Ron Paul > > http://www.truthnews.net/world/2004090078.htm ; > > Faculty Evaluator: David Van Nuys Ph.D. > > Student Researchers: John Ferritto, Matt > Johnson > > ~~~~~~~~~~ > > From: http://www.projectcensored.org/ > > Project Censored is a media research > group out of Sonoma State University > which tracks the news published in > independent journals and newsletters. > > From these, Project Censored compiles an > annual list of 25 news stories of social > significance that have been overlooked, > under-reported or self-censored by the > country's major national news media. > > Between 700 and 1000 stories are > submitted to Project Censored each year > from journalists, scholars, librarians, > and concerned citizens around the world. > With the help of more than 200 Sonoma > State University faculty, students, and > community members, Project Censored > reviews the story submissions for > coverage, content, reliability of > sources and national significance. > > - end of Project Censored story - > > ~~~~~~~~~~ > > ACTION: STOP THE CENSORSHIP! 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