Psychiatric doctors invite RFK JR. As minister of health: shots

Psychiatrists joined other public health groups in the call to remove Robert F. Kennedy Junior as Minister of Health.

Two psychiatry organizations – Psychiatry Association in Southern California And the popular shows that were formed recently Committee for the Protection of Public Mental Health – She issued statements saying that the actions of the leader of the Ministry of Health and Humanitarian Services have increased the stigma, and the fear was harmed and harmed by mental health and addiction care.

As our doctors committed to evidence -based care, we are concerned about the direction of HHS under Secretary Robert F He said in a statement.

HHS responds

“Minister Kennedy is still firmly committed to providing President Trump’s promise to make America healthy again by dismantling the current failed situation, restoring public confidence in health institutions, ensuring transparency, accountability, and the strength of decisions that the American people voted to vote,” “Emily Heilard, a spokeswoman for the Federal Health Department, wrote in an email.

The Southern California Psychiatric Association represents more than 1,000 doctors. The General Mental Health Committee has a little more than 50 members.

In recent years, the federal government has taken a pioneering role in efforts in financing to address serious mental illnesses and the use of substances through drug and mental health addiction (SAMHSA), notes Dr. Stephen CarphansteinFormer head of the American Psychiatric Association and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University.

He adds that these efforts began to bear fruit. “There was significant progress in reducing the number of excess dose deaths in the country as a result of these initiatives,” he says.

But Charvistein, also a founding member of the Committee for Public Health, that the shooting of employees at SAMHSA earlier this year, and the efforts of the Agency’s Minister of Health had affected these efforts.

He says, “RFK JR. Dr. Eric Rafj Yuan, A psychiatrist based in San Diego and a member of the Committee for the Protection of Public Mental Health. “This is the opposite of the direction we need completely.”

Psychological drugs that were interrogated

Both organizations also feel anxious about the Minister of Health’s attacks on psychiatric drugs, including in a strategy that makes our children healthy again, which is also known as the Maha report

Maha report “In particular, the distortion of data from mental medications, and really ignores the full body of scientific literature,” he says. Dr. Emily WoodThe co -chair of the Psychological Association in Southern California. “They call on different ways to reduce access to psychological drugs, which is very annoying because these drugs are important for many individuals who suffer from depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, hyperactivity disorder, lack of attention and many disorders.”

“This distortion increases the stigma, spreads fear, and can prevent people from reaching help when they need it more,” According to the statement By Southern California Psychological Association. “The report uses these inaccurate phrases as a basis for taking measures to restrict access to important services that reduce suffering, restore performance, and prevent suicide.”

Dr. Sherfestein says he is also interested in the effect of discounts on medical aid on people with serious mental illness (SMIS), which includes cases such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, approximately 6 % of American adults live with SMI. Charvstein explains, given the exhausted nature of SMIS, patients tend to be poor.

“They cannot afford the costs of medications, and medicaid is what they depend on. But it is not just medications. It is a treatment for external patients. It is possible to reach the care of acute internal patients,” he says.

Sherfestein says that the cuts that occurred on Medicid have begun, the access to mental illness and addiction will be “increasingly” risk. “We will see a kind of circulating crisis.”

His group calls for Kennedy to replace Kennedy with a person trained in public health and evidence -based care. “To protect patients, protect scientific integrity, and restore the confidence of the public, we join our colleagues in the president’s call to remove Secretary Kennedy and appoint a qualified leader moved by evidence without delay,” according to the statement.