Eventually, Huxley's brave new world will be realized.

[RBHam]

This is just the beginning. Mind control through better chemistry? Trolling for depression? I wonder if the Pharmaceutical Industry has anything to do with this...heh, heh...

Depressed? New York City Screens for People at Risk...
By MARC SANTORA and BENEDICT CAREY

excerpt:
In 2003, an expert panel convened by President Bush (ALARM BELLS!) recommended expanding mental health screening, and Congress budgeted $20 million in supporting money for state pilot programs for this year. Several states, including populous states like Florida and Illinois, have begun to investigate large-scale screening plans, and scores of schools and other youth centers throughout the country have used instruments to test youngsters for suicide risk.

But some politicians and advocates for patients argue that testing people broadly for mental conditions is an invitation to overdiagnosis, unnecessary treatment and lifelong stigmatization.

In New York, no federal money is being used for the program, which is under way in hospitals run by the city. The test, which is being given to adults only, derives a depression score from the answers to nine questions. It is not meant to yield a formal diagnosis, but a high score would lead a doctor to recommend a more thorough clinical screening.

The test includes questions about mood and behavior.

more, if you can stand it...

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/13/health/13depress.html?8bl

Don't you feel better now? Knowing that George Bush and his drug pushing minions are so concerned about your mental health?

[ixion]

1. yeah, ya know, I don't feel better now...

I remember reading this when it came out, and remember thinking: "that's just a veiled way for them to sell pharmie-meds to the sheeple".

Turns out it's probably much more devious than that. One thing's for sure: anything approved of by this maladmin must be inherently evil.