AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.

Totalitarian medicine. The invention of the ADHD epidemic and the forced drugging of schoolchildren summon memories of the Soviet Union.(Education)

The New American

| August 25, 2003 | Grigg, William Norman | COPYRIGHT 2009 American Opinion Publishing, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Whatever the rationale, forcing people, particularly children, to take dangerous psychotropic drugs is a totalitarian practice. The use of state-imposed psychiatric treatment--including the forcible administration of mind-altering drugs--was one of the most terrifying practices used against political dissidents in the former Soviet Union.

Former Soviet dissident Vladimir Bukovsky spent 12 years in the gulag, including a stint in the psihuska (psychiatric prison). In his memoir To Build a Castle, Bukovsky recalls that the regime "figured that it was impossible for people in a socialist society to have an anti-socialist consciousness." According to Soviet dogma, socialism satisfied all human needs; thus "criminality was impossible." By that reasoning, Soviet dissidents were not criminals, but madmen who had to be forcibly "cured" of their dementia. This is why "special psychiatric hospitals began to spring up like mushrooms" under Khrushchev's reign.

Shortly after being imprisoned in the psihuska, a state psychiatrist "tried to prove to us that we really were crazy: first, because we had come into conflict with society, whereas a normal person adapts to society; and second, because we had risked our freedom for the sake of stupid ideas, neglecting the interests of our families and careers," wrote Bukovsky. Decreed…

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, and more
ADHD and dyscalculia: evidence for independent familial...
Magazine article from: Journal of Learning Disabilities Monuteaux, Michael C. Faraone, Stephen V. Herzig, Kathleen Navsaria, Neha Biederman, Joseph January 1, 2005 700+ words
...attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and learning disabilities (LD) in youth...group reported a significant association between ADHD and LD in a clinical sample of children with ADHD (Semrud-Clikeman et al., 1992). Others...
ADHD often persists as boys become men: the boys with ADHD had greater...
Magazine article from: Pediatric News Zoler, Mitchel L. December 1, 2004 700+ words
...the boys with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) followed to at least 24 years of age, 35% retained the diagnosis of ADHD. In contrast, boys with no diagnosis of ADHD had a 6% risk of being diagnosed with ADHD as young men...
ADHD: an adult disorder that can be treated: this under-recognized disorder...
Magazine article from: Mind, Mood & Memory March 1, 2008 700+ words
...Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is not just a children's condition...neurobehavioral disorder. Although many people with ADHD are diagnosed in childhood, a large number...adulthood, when it becomes apparent that ADHD symptoms are interfering with their ability...
Treat ADHD early to avert substance abuse issues.(Mental...
Magazine article from: Family Practice News Worcester, Sharon May 15, 2006 700+ words
...American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry. ADHD persists into adulthood in about 50% of...adults who present with previously untreated ADHD often present with comorbid psychiatric...Preventing these problems early by treating ADHD is far more effective and cost effective...
ADHD and your school-aged child: from the American Academy of Pediatrics'...
Newspaper article from: The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter November 1, 2001 700+ words
...Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a condition of the brain that makes...behavior problems at times. Children with ADHD have frequent, severe problems that interfere...lives. How can I tell if my child has ADHD? Your pediatrician will assess whether...
Video: Adults 'Facing' ADHD: ADHD Allies(TM) Offers Unique Online Community for...
Press release article from: PR Newswire April 22, 2009 700+ words
...Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a condition commonly thought of as...9 million adults in the United States, ADHD is very much a reality. According to the...Institutes of Mental Health, adults with ADHD often struggle with getting organized...
ADHD: not for 'boys only': girls and women are affected, too, but require more...
Magazine article from: Behavioral Health Management Quinn, Patricia O. July 1, 2004 700+ words
...Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurobiologic disorder affecting...lives. For girls and women, however, ADHD is often a hidden disorder, ignored or...girls and women to suffer in silence. ADHD is an important cause of psychiatric disability...
ADHD treatment less risky than nontreatment: the risk for substance abuse in...
Magazine article from: Clinical Psychiatry News Worcester, Sharon June 1, 2006 700+ words
...American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry. ADHD persists into adulthood in about 50% of...adults who present with previously untreated ADHD often present with comorbid psychiatric...Preventing these problems early by treating ADHD is far more effective and cost-effective...
ADHD in girls linked to mood, eating disorders.(News)(Clinical report)
Magazine article from: Clinical Psychiatry News Mahoney, Diana December 1, 2007 700+ words
...Adolescent Psychiatry. In addition, girls with ADHD have a significantly increased risk of...control study that included 140 girls with ADHD and 122 controls enrolled by community...analysis, at follow-up, the girls with ADHD were at significantly higher risk than...
ADHD, not just a childhood disorder.
News wire article from: Business Day (South Africa) August 30, 2006 700+ words
...South Africa)) Byline: Neil Gower ADHD, not just a childhood disorder DO YOU...attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), more commonly referred to as attention...either due to the continued progression of ADHD from a younger age, or can also be considered...
For more facts and information, see all results

Source: HighBeam Research, Totalitarian medicine. The invention of the ADHD epidemic and the...

©2010 Gale, a part of Cengage Learning. All rights reserved. About us | FAQs | Contact us | Privacy policy | Terms and conditions
Other Gale sites: Encyclopedia.com | HighBeam Research | Acquire Content | Books & Authors | Goliath | MovieRetriever | Smart QandA

The AccessMyLibrary advertising network includes: womensforum.com GlamFamily