EXISTENTIAL PSYCHOTHERAPY/COUNSELING

I was recently asked to briefly define more clearly what existential therapy entails.
Existential therapy suggests that as human beings we are alone in the world and that we create our own meanings. In addition, we must assume responsibility for the choices we make and their outcomes. Existential therapy helps individuals to create meaning, develop responsible decision making, and reduce anxiety and depression in regards to feelings of alienation. Existential therapy looks for the benevolent capacity within human beings but is also realistic in that we are often not genuine and make faulty decisions.

-Dan L. Edmunds, Ed.D.
Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania
DoctorEdmunds@DrDanEdmunds.com
http://www.DrDanEdmunds.com

Northeast Pennsylvania Regional Autism Acceptance Project

Providing drug free, relational approaches for children and adults with autism in Northeastern Pennsylvania and encouraging self determination and dignity for autistic and developmentally different persons:

Dr. Dan L. Edmunds, Ed.D.
Northeast Pennsylvania Regional Autism Acceptance Project (Scranton/Wilkes Barre)
Tunkhannock, PA
DoctorEdmunds@DrDanEdmunds.com
http://geocities.com/voice4autism

SSRI DRUGS LINKED TO VIOLENCE AND SUICIDALITY- STORY OF KURT DANYSH

It has been known that SSRI drugs can lead to violence and suicidality and there are presently black box warnings issued by the Food and Drug Administration indicating this. I am presently consulting with Kurt Danysh and offering assistance in his appeal process. Mr. Danysh became initially suicidal and later violent after ingesting Prozac and an abrupt withdrawal from the drug. He is currently serving a 22.5 to 60 year sentence in State Prison in Pennsylvania as he had shot and killed his father. He had no prior history of violent actions. Further information on Mr. Danysh's story can be found at http://kurtdanysh.com
It will require much time and resources in this process to assist Mr. Danysh, please feel free to contact me if you would like to lend support.


Dan L. Edmunds, Ed.D.
www.DrDanEdmunds.com
DoctorEdmunds@DrDanEdmunds.com

CONCERNS OVER SUBJECTIVE MENTAL HEALTH SCREENINGS LEADING TO OVER-PRESCRIPTION OF PSYCHIATRIC DRUGS AND MAJOR PROFITS FOR BIG PHARMA

It has become increasingly alarming to me to see legislation pending in Congress related to various mental health screenings. Most who are unaware would see this as a positive attempt to help those undergoing emotional distress. However, we see that young children, post-partum mothers, schoolchildren, and the elderly are all included. We also see who is encouraging such legislation, such groups as NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill) and Big Pharma. NAMI receives a great deal of funding from the pharmaceutical industry. The drive for these screenings is not a humanitarian effort but an effort to find new sources of profit from every group imaginable through the use of subjective screening. These screens have a high false positive rate and often lead to the prescribing of powerful psychiatric drugs.
I have personally served as a consultant and had a number of clients who have come to me because they became violent or suicidal from psychiatric drugs. In addition, one client began having severe depression and halluncination which led to a psychiatrist labeling him with schizophrenia however this abated once proper withdrawal of the drug in collaboration with a physician occurred.

Dan L. Edmunds, Ed.D.
www.DrDanEdmunds.com


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