A Warm Hello to All,

Thanks for this info. and discussion.
The topics are disconcerting, to say the least. However, it's important to know the truth.

MrsD - The misuse of Seroquel and other medications in this category of "Second Generation -- or Atypical -- Antipsychotics" is rampant. Thanks for the link. These include Seroquel, Zyprexa, Risperdal and others.
Somehow, Big Pharma convinces physicians, including " highly educated psychopharmacologists" that these off-label uses are just fine.

Phillip Dawdy, an investigative reporter and author of a then very popular blog named "Furious Seasons" had reported on these and other issues several years ago. We all thought the publicity would end these practices. Much to everyone's dismay, these practices only continued. The "Furious Seasons Blog" is no longer available; however, there are many internet references to the blog, to Phillip Dawdy and to his investigative reporting.

I'll never forget the day Phillip Dawdy had reported on how the alleged Big Pharma "ghost-written" research studies (and the conclusions of these studies) were signed by Joseph Biederman, an otherwise well-respected Harvard Child Psychiatrist. It's alleged Biederman had signed as investigator of said studies, was endorsing the use of these "Atypical Antipsychotics" with children, even though he truly had not conducted the studies and could not verify the conclusions made in said studies.

It all goes much deeper than this, of course.

Here's a link, referencing that piece in this increasingly lengthy history of the misuse of this class of medications: http://jeffreydachmd.com/defrocking-...ic-psychiatry/
Please see this link and the links/info given within. Astounding!

Children were/are the targets in this part of history of the misuse of these meds.

Sadly,
DejaVu