June 02, 2006A Modest ProposalSome may remember that I recently suggested to the Treatment Advocacy Center that they not only catalog what they deem "preventable tragedies"--violence involving the mentally-ill--but that they also catalog injuries and deaths related to psych meds. Preventable tragedies go in both directions in the mental health world, right? Of course, the fine folks at TAC didn't respond. After all, how would it help their agenda if they were honest that their idea of "treatment" sometimes carried problems of its own? Silly me for suggesting it. So now I am suggesting it again, only this time to readers of this blog. Does anyone else think it might be useful to catalog the people who have died or been injured or debilitated at the hands of psych meds? Does anyone else think we could somehow pull together names, ages, places, injuries, meds involved and put it into a useful database? Let me know. Posted by Philip Dawdy at June 2, 2006 10:17 AM
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Absolutely. There is a need for objective or at least complete statistics, ones that are accessible by all sides of the argument. It's awfully difficult be "informed" when the information to round-out perspectives isn't even available. Posted by: Lissa Kean at June 2, 2006 10:37 AMSounds like a great idea to me. Rub their noses in it a bit, if you will. Would you only include atypicals / anti-depressants, etc., or would you also include drugs like Accutane, which is what that kid was on when he flew the small plane into that Florida building some years back? Posted by: Puckett at June 2, 2006 11:11 AMYES. Posted by: Stephany at June 2, 2006 11:51 AMit's such a sensible idea that it's a shame such information is not already readily accessible. it's sneaky and deceitful to present such a one-sided view of treatment, especially to patients weighing the options of treatment by medication. i suppose i feel strongly about this, because those close to me have actually come to harm through cetain medications. the need for these statistics is clear. without them, it's simply unfair. Posted by: shannon at June 2, 2006 02:40 PMInclude all medications possible. Just like Accutane, any med can create a problem due to chemistry within indivuals. Why not do a broad sweep, go for it. Oh Yes! Some thoughts- |
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