I have a good relationship with my doctor, over a decade and she does ask me "how do you feel" and we are honest with each other, but I do not think she is trolling for info and to prescribe stuff I don't need ... she knows i hate pills and has to work hard to get me to take any!!!
On Sat, Feb 27, 2016 at 3:19 PM, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > http://thenewamerican.com/usnews/health-care/item/22620-feds-seek-mental-health-testing-of-all-children-adults?AID=7236 > > > > Wednesday, 24 February 2016 > Feds Seek “Mental Health” Testing of All Children, Adults > > Written by Alex Newman > <http://thenewamerican.com/usnews/health-care/itemlist/user/68-alexnewman> > > > > WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Next time you visit your doctor, be careful how you > respond to his questions, or you may just be branded “mentally ill” and > subjected to “treatment.” That is because a panel advising the Obama > administration, in partnership with Big Psychiatry, wants to make doctors > subject all American adults and children over age 12 to screening for > alleged “mental health” disorders — particularly depression, at least to > start with. Then, anyone found to harbor any alleged mental disorder, > including children as young as eight, should undergo “therapy,” often > including powerful psychotropic medications that experts say have dubious > value but often come with well-documented and highly dangerous side > effects. > <http://thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/item/14655-prescription-for-murder> > > Your ObamaCare plan will be forced to pay for it, whether you want it or > not, thanks to the federal government's commandeering of the > health-insurance industry under the so-called Affordable Care Act. And > eventually, younger and younger children will be in Big Brother's > crosshairs for mental and behavioral health “services,” whether parents > want it or not. School teachers, social workers, and more are all already > being enlisted in the federal government's search for supposed “mental and > behavioral health” issues > <http://thenewamerican.com/culture/family/item/22530-feds-seek-home-visits-calling-parents-equal-partners>— > a list that is perpetually expanding as psychiatrists invent new > “illnesses.” > <http://thenewamerican.com/usnews/health-care/item/11370-critics-blast-big-psychiatry-for-invented-and-redefined-mental-illnesses>The > outcry against the federal government's obsession with your mind and the > minds of America's children, though, is growing louder, as critics call the > agenda “depressing” and worry whether it is another scheme to disarm more > Americans. > > The controversial “recommendations” include screening all Americans > between the ages of 12 and 18 for depression. A separate but related > recommendation seeks to have all U.S. adults checked for “mental illness,” > too. And consider that the list of “illnesses” is subjective (homosexuality > was a mental disorder a few decades ago) and is constantly expanding as > psychiatrists vote to create new ones, literally, as part of the Diagnostic > and Statistical Manual — the “Bible” of psychiatry that has been widely > criticized, even by leading psychiatrists > <http://thenewamerican.com/usnews/health-care/item/11370-critics-blast-big-psychiatry-for-invented-and-redefined-mental-illnesses> > . > > The latest demands come from the United States Preventive Services Task > Force, or USPSTF. The influential outfit, appointed by the Obama > administration's increasingly radical Department of Health and Human > Services (HHS), recommends various unconstitutional federal health policies > for Big Brother to decree into pseudo-law via regulation. > > Its latest recommendations for children and adolescents 12 and older were > published earlier this month > <http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2490528> in the *Annals of > Internal Medicine*. “The USPSTF recommends screening for major depressive > disorder (MDD) in adolescents aged 12 to 18 years,” the HHS task force said > in the summary of its position. “Screening should be implemented with > adequate systems in place to ensure accurate diagnosis, effective > treatment, and appropriate follow-up.” Why the federal government believes > it has any business coming between patients and doctors — or where it > believes the constitutional authority for such meddling is found — was not > immediately clear. > > The outfit also left the door open for recommending such “screening” for > children under 12, too. “The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is > insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for > MDD in children aged 11 years and younger,” the Obama HHS panel wrote. The > recommendations also call for using controversial medications such as > Prozac to drug children between 12 and 17, while advocating powerful > psychotropic substances such as Lexapro for children as young as eight. > > Already, about one in 10 American school-aged boys has been labeled and > drugged under the guise of “Attention Deficit Disorder” (ADD) and > “Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder” (ADHD). However, even the late > Dr. Leon Eisenberg, often described as the “father” or “inventor” of the > diagnosis, said before his death in an interview with German magazine *Der > Spiegel* that the alleged disease was “a prime example of a fabricated > disorder.” With the list of “disorders” expanding rapidly, and with that > list labeling more and more normal behaviors as symptoms of alleged > illness, critics have warned that the trend is deeply troubling. > > When it comes to adults, the advisory panel, which purports to be > independent, wants to cast an even broader net. “The USPSTF recommends > screening for depression in the general adult population, including > pregnant and postpartum women,” said > <http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Document/RecommendationStatementFinal/depression-in-adults-screening1#Pod2> > the outfit, which adds that its views should not be construed as the > official position of the “Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality” or > Obama's HHS. “Screening should be implemented with adequate systems in > place to ensure accurate diagnosis, effective treatment, and appropriate > follow-up.” > > In its “rationale” for recommending that all U.S. adults be screened for > depression, the panel claims that the “illness” is “common in patients > seeking care in the primary care setting.” It also cites “adequate > evidence” allegedly showing some “improvements” if its advice is followed. > > Then, unsurprisingly, the outfit downplays the very serious risks > <http://thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/item/14655-prescription-for-murder>documented > by *The New American* magazine and many other sources — including > government and Big Pharma itself. For instance, the panel admits that > antidepressants are “associated” with harms, including an increase in > suicidal behavior, an increased risk of gastrointestinal bleeding, fetal > harm, and more. But despite that, the task force “concludes with at least > moderate certainty that there is a moderate net benefit” to screening all > American adults. And by all, the task force means all: “The USPSTF > recommends screening in all adults regardless of risk factors,” it said. > > Big Pharma and Big Government were no doubt pleased with the conclusion. > But not everyone was. Among those expressing concerns was Dr. Ron Paul, the > liberty-minded former congressman from Texas and GOP presidential > contender, who called the proposed mandatory screenings a “depressing > thought” in his weekly column > <http://thenewamerican.com/reviews/opinion/item/22490-mandatory-depression-screening-is-a-depressing-thought>. > “Basic economics, as well as the Obamacare disaster, should have shown this > task force that government health insurance mandates harm Americans,” wrote > Paul, a medical doctor. He warned that, among other problems, the scheme > would raise insurance costs. Even more troubling is that it would likely > result in new federal databases containing the results of the screenings, > which would be used to deny even more Americans their right to keep and > bear arms. > > “Today, some mental health professionals think that those who believe in > limited government, free-market economics, or traditional values suffer > from mental disorders,” Paul explained, echoing growing concerns among > watchdogs monitoring the psychiatric industry. “If mandatory depression > screening becomes a reality, it is likely this mental health screening will > be expanded to cover screening for other mental illnesses. This could > result in anyone with an unpopular political belief or lifestyle choice > being labeled as 'mentally ill.'” > > Other commentators also directly suggested that the new demands for more > “mental health” screening may be related to Obama's agenda to infringe on > gun rights. “With executive actions aimed at getting guns out of the hands > of the mentally ill, the timing of this report's release is rather > curious,” wrote Trey Sanchez with Truth Revolt, a conservative-leaning > outlet. “It seems reasonable to assume that mass screenings will produce > more diagnoses of depression, even for those patients who showed up a > little blue that day. But maybe that's the point: the more people there are > that can be labeled 'mentally ill' (indeed a disservice to those suffering > from actual mental illnesses), the less gun permits approved.” > > It is hardly the first time in recent memory that Obama's HHS has demanded > extreme and anti-constitutional intrusions under the guise of “health.” > Indeed, the HHS has become increasingly bold in its demands for > totalitarianism. Last year, for example, it unveiled a push to target > American adults with vaccine mandates. In collaboration with Big Business > and special interests, bureaucrats outlined the “National Adult > Immunization Plan” > <http://thenewamerican.com/usnews/health-care/item/20642-obama-administration-plotting-adult-vaccination-mandates> > (NAIP) > to track Americans' vaccination records, wage a massive propaganda campaign > to “encourage” more inoculations, and foist more controversial vaccines on > adults against their will. Critics noted that the agenda includes > eventually imposing vaccines at gunpoint. > > More recently, HHS, in partnership with the increasingly radical U.S. > Department of Education, unveiled a draft policy statement in which > families are referred to as Big Brother's “equal partners” in child > rearing > <http://thenewamerican.com/culture/family/item/22530-feds-seek-home-visits-calling-parents-equal-partners>. > As if that was not enough, the document called for expanding “home > visitation” programs. “Home visits by a nurse, social worker, or early > childhood educator during pregnancy and in the first years of life can make > a tremendous difference in the lives of many children and their families,” > argued Obama's HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell last year in announcing more > “grants” to send government workers to family homes. > > The “equal partners” scheme also comes with important “mental health” > implications, as the policy statement makes clear. “Ensure constant > monitoring and communication regarding children’s social-emotional and > behavioral health,” the document demands. “Ensure that children’s > social-emotional and behavioral needs are met and that families and staff > are connected with relevant community partners, such as early childhood > mental health consultants and children’s medical homes.” In the policy > statement's “recommendations” for states — much of which will be imposed > through federal bribes — state governments are told to “expand early > childhood mental health consultation efforts.” > > Of course, there is no constitutional authority for federally mandated > “mental health” exams or any other meddling in healthcare or family life. > Nor is there authority for a Department of “Health and Human Services” to > exist. As HHS and other unconstitutional agencies continue to expand, so > does the threat they pose to the liberties, well-being, and prosperity of > the American people. It is time for the public to demand that Congress > defund and shut down all unconstitutional agencies before the lawlessness > and totalitarianism become even more extreme. > > > > > __._,_.___ > ------------------------------ > Posted by: "Beowulf" <[email protected]> > ------------------------------ > > > Visit Your Group > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/grendelreport/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJmMDlxbHFjBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzE0NTY2MDI3OTA-> > > > [image: Yahoo! Groups] > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo;_ylc=X3oDMTJla2Nya2F0BF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNnZnAEc3RpbWUDMTQ1NjYwMjc5MQ--> > • Privacy <https://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/groups/details.html> • > Unsubscribe > <[email protected]?subject=Unsubscribe> • Terms > of Use <https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/> > > __,_._,___ > > > -- > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "PoliticalForum" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- brine http://brineb.blogspot.com/ -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
