Could You Be Labeled Crazy For Using Your Computer?

By: Laurie Anspach Click author's name for more of his/her articles

Could you be labeled "Crazy" for using your computer?

By Laurie Anspach
Director of Citizens Commission on Human Rights of Florida

For anyone who owns a computer or has a cell phone, you may want to take a look at what may come down the pipeline of psychiatry’s fraudulent and ever-tiring attempt to label us all “crazy”. In The American Journal of Psychiatry, Dr. Jerald J. Block, Psychiatrist, announced that “Internet addiction appears to be a common disorder that merits inclusion in DSM-V” (The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual). At the bottom of the article it states, “Dr. Block owns a patent on technology that can be used to restrict computer access.” What better way, then, to announce a mental health disorder that encompasses the use of computers and text-messaging.

The DSM, referred to as “psychiatry’s bible”, is a book that lists over 300 supposed mental health “disorders”. This manual is created by a show of hands, voted upon, amongst psychiatrists who deem that any given behavior is now and forever “a mental health disorder”.

The creators, manufacturers, of the fourth volume of the DSM, were found and evidenced to have financial ties to the pharmaceutical industry. In an article entitled “ Financial Ties between DSM-IV Panel Members and the Pharmaceutical Industry”, out of University of Massachusetts and Tufts University, it states “Of the 170 DSM panel members 95 (56%) had one or more financial associations with companies in the pharmaceutical industry. One hundred percent of the members of the panels on 'Mood Disorders' and 'Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders' had financial ties to drug companies.”

Psychiatrists at the American Psychiatric Association Convention admit that there is no science behind diagnosing individuals with “mental health disorders”. When asked, “Are there any medical or scientific tests for psychiatric disorders?” Psychiatrists responded by saying:

- “There are no biological tests for any mental illnesses that I am aware of.”

- “There is no real test, there is no specific test to differentiate between, let’s say schizophrenia and Bipolar disorder, not a single test.”

Labeling someone with a mental health "disorder" most often leads to psychiatric drugging, which then leads to even more "disorders" being attributed to that person. A vicious circle that once stepped into, is difficult to get out of.

Amphetamines, such as Ritalin, Adderall and Dexadrine are used to treat ADHD. Amphetamines are highly addictive and carry harmful side effects. An FDA advisory panel voted to recommend that the agency order the inclusion of the most serious “black box” warning on all stimulant ADHD medications due to evidence of a potential risk of heart attacks, strokes, and sudden death along with suicidal thoughts.

Many of the psychotropic drugs have side effects such as tics or uncontrollable movements and yet psychiatry has decided that “Medication-Induced Movement Disorder” is one more label that can be placed on an individual for the rest of their life. The fraud continues, with over 300 disorders that are not scientific based, including “Unspecified Mental Disorder”.