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  • Bush to screen population for mental illness

    06/21/2004 10:19:15 PM PDT · by JohnHuang2 · 1,080 replies · 1,869+ views
    WorldNetDaily.com ^ | June 21, 2004
    President Bush plans to unveil next month a sweeping mental health initiative that recommends screening for every citizen and promotes the use of expensive antidepressants and antipsychotic drugs favored by supporters of the administration. The New Freedom Initiative, according to a progress report, seeks to integrate mentally ill patients fully into the community by providing "services in the community, rather than institutions," the British Medical Journal reported. Critics say the plan protects the profits of drug companies at the expense of the public. The initiative began with Bush's launch in April 2002 of the New Freedom Commission on Mental Health,...