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why to war doctors dr salerian poem

Why To War Doctors

When the war came to my village

I was not young

When the war came

 A doctor I had been

Unfamiliar

Unfamiliar with the war

The big war on doctors

The war like a wind

Havoc infested winds

Blowing through me

Shattering me to pieces

Sparkles in the air

Particles

Tiny flames

Orbiting my village

My stethoscope first

Then I saw my heart

Circling the earth

Asking

Why

Why to war doctors

jfk The magnificent journey on Amazon

JFK - The Magnificent Journey Like Authored by Alen J Salerian M.D. Edition: 1 A very different kind of JFK book, which is unique for how the author--who is a psychiatrist and former consultant to the FBI--magically mixes images with paintings, poetry, and evidence to guide you through the assassination of our 35th president. His intriguing poems and fascinating paintings both soften and enhance meticulously researched new historical findings about LBJ, McNamara and Bundy and their involvement in the death of JFK and the cover up, which has endured to this day. About the author: Alen J. Salerian, M.D., is the President of Doctors for Equal Rights for Mental and Physical Pain. As a psychopharmacologist, he currently divides his energy between research and advocacy for people with chronic and mental pain. He has practiced in Washington, DC, for four decades; taught at George Washington University Medical Center; served as the FBI’s Medical Director of its Mobile Psychiatric Emergency Response Team and as Medical Director of the Salerian Center for Neuroscience and Pain

JFK THE magnificent journey is now available through Amazon

 JFK: the magnificent journey
  People ask, what's unique about this  book?
 This is a simple book illustrating how JFK was betrayed by his trusted men, LBJ, McNamara and Mc George Bundy.It is a book of images  and paintings  covering an important chapter of history.

AA AND 12 STEP PROGRAMS May be harmful for some

   AA NA And 12 Step Programs May Be Harmful For Some

    For almost half a century AA ,NA and 12 step programs have become synonymous with treatment of substance addiction. They have been  popular and have managed to be incorporated into traditional medical treatments for alcohol and drug addictions.

    Interestingly their enormous popularity and evidence -based medicine  do not match. For instance it is true that there's not a single double-blind prospective study – the gold standard for treatment efficacy-to substantiate their efficacy. This does not necessarily mean AA ,NA and 12. step programs are not helpful for some people. Yet it may also be true that for some people  they may not represent the medically appropriate approach.

    Let us imagine a shy person – social phobia-who partly because of alcohol’s initial calming influence has become dependent on alcohol – in a group setting. It is reasonable to guess that this is not a good mix. It will simply aggravate the underlying personality trait – shyness – and may contribute  to poor compliance. It may even become more harmful by misinterpreting the lack of cooperation with  as a sign of” denial” and “resistance”.

   In general people with mild or severe prefrontal cortex problems – attention deficit disorder and early dementias-are poor candidates for AA,NA and twelve-step groups. Their core deficits – concentration and attention-present a major obstacle versus benefit again with the high risk of being labeled as treatment resistant.

    Possibly because of  the examples discussed above,  the most comprehensive study of alcohol dependence completed by National Institute of Mental Health and dozens of satellite treatment centers showed that a sugar pill (placebo) and  a regular medical visit with a healthcare professional was more effective than AA and 12 step treatment approach.

The NIMH study and a study by Dr  Ferri showing that AA and 12 step programs have no proven efficacy based upon a meticulous review of all published literature should raise some questions about the wisdom of demanding mandatory participation in AA or NA for everyone which substances  addiction.

Heroin And National Statistics

                        Heroin And National Concerns

    Not a day passes without a major warning about the heroin epidemic ravaging America, destroying lives and contributing to crime.

  In the month of July 2015 Washington Post for instance dedicated a long lengthy front-page article, in addition to an editorial urging for tighter control of prescription pain medications.

 According to CDC the number of annual deaths from drowning, motorcycle accidents and heroin overdoses approximate 1.5 deaths per hundred thousand population for each subgroup significantly smaller than 12.9 deaths from suicide.

  Do we have a suicide epidemic? Some 40,000 lost lives suggest we have a big problem.

  Do we have national headlines about depression killing thousands needlessly? Do we read articles about a drowning epidemic?

  One thing we know about heroin addiction is the sad reality that someone must be

seriously mentally ill to rely on heroin to feel better. Every heroin addict is a victim of serious mental illness. This point gets lost  in news paper headlines.

    How our press cover the lost lives from diverse causes offer helpful insights into our perceptions and priorities.

   Death by drowning, motorcycle accidents or suicide are natural and okay death from heroin is something alarming to scream about.

The silent epidemic: suicide

The Silent Epidemic: Suicide

  More than 40,000 Americans die by suicide every year. This translates to 12.9 deaths per 100,000 population.

  National headlines pay little attention to the sobering statistics that is a scientific measure of progress against the ravages of depression and other psychiatric disorders.

     To be  concerned about mental illness and not to notice the disparity between the number of headlines highlighting deaths from heroin overdoses (5000 annually) versus from suicide is impossible.

 From a psychiatric perspective heroine fatalities should be included as suicides.   Who would become a heroine addict? Most often someone desperate despairing and dysfunctional who find some relief in heroine.

   Despite common claims of major progress against mental illness our silent epidemic suggests our progress has not made a big difference in the lives of many victims of brain disorders.