The following is from the Health Sciences Institute's e-Alert (UK edition), 22 February 2012. It is something we should all be concerned about. Yet again, Big Pharma are behind the scenes pulling the strings that will have us all on prescription drugs. Their greed and arrogance are beyond compare. Read on, and once the shock is over take a stand against Big Pharma! There are always natural alternatives to pharmaceutical drugs...
Drugs for shy or eccentric people?
Dear Reader,
Brace yourself because I'm going to tell you something about yourself, which you were probably completely unaware of: Chances are you have a mental illness.
Or you soon might have... especially if the guidance given on mental health in the revised edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), is approved after its review.
Unfortunately, I'm not joking and neither am I losing my mind. There are major concerns that the new revised DSM-5, which will be implemented in 2013, will considerably increase the number of people judged mentally ill. It will also lower the threshold for diagnosing existing problems like Attention Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
The more the merrier... at least for Big Pharma
The DSM is used by the American Psychological Association (APA) and the majority of mental health professionals in America — the world's largest health market. In fact, many health insurers in the US will only pay for mental health treatment or drugs if the disease was diagnosed according to DSM guidelines.
However, these updated guidelines won't only affect those in the US. Mental Health professionals around the world, including those in the UK, consult the World Health Organisation's (WHO) International Classification of Diseases to diagnose mental health problems, which is largely affected by the APA's dominance in the US.
Health Sciences Institute e-Alert: 22 Feb 2012
Drugs for shy or eccentric people?
Dear Reader, Brace yourself because I'm going to tell you something about yourself, which you were probably completely unaware of: Chances are you have a mental illness.
Or you soon might have... especially if the guidance given on mental health in the revised edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), is approved after its review.
Unfortunately, I'm not joking and neither am I losing my mind. There are major concerns that the new revised DSM-5, which will be implemented in 2013, will considerably increase the number of people judged mentally ill. It will also lower the threshold for diagnosing existing problems like Attention Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
The more the merrier... at least for Big Pharma
The DSM is used by the American Psychological Association (APA) and the majority of mental health professionals in America — the world's largest health market. In fact, many health insurers in the US will only pay for mental health treatment or drugs if the disease was diagnosed according to DSM guidelines.
However, these updated guidelines won't only affect those in the US. Mental Health professionals around the world, including those in the UK, consult the World Health Organisation's (WHO) International Classification of Diseases to diagnose mental health problems, which is largely affected by the APA's dominance in the US.
