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FDA Expert Panelists Voice Concerns over Safety of SSRI Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy
Potential risks for expectant mothers and their babies from SSRI antidepressants should be more fully disclosed in...
Canada Advises Against Routine Screening of Adults for Depression in Primary Care Settings
The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care agrees with other investigative bodies which have concluded that...
New Research Raises Serious Questions about Electroshock as Treatment for Depression
Survey responses showing little or no benefit for most electroshock recipients, along with long-term memory loss for...
Nearly Half of Preschoolers Diagnosed with ADHD Are Prescribed Drugs Before Changes in Managing Their Behavior Are Tried
Prescribing drugs for preschoolers soon after diagnosis of ADHD conflicts with American Academy of Pediatrics...
Some Involuntary Commitments Lead to Twice the Risk of Death or Charge of Violent Crime After Discharge, New Research Finds
New study finds that psychiatric hospitalization for some people doubles the risk of suicide, overdose death, and...
When Stopping Antidepressants, Withdrawal Symptoms May Be Severe and Persistent, New Research Finds
Research in recent years indicates that withdrawal symptoms from antidepressants are common and are more severe and...
New Report Reveals Involuntary Commitment in North Carolina Hospital Emergency Departments is Overused, Misused, and Harmful
Report finds individuals held against their will for mental health conditions may not be given due process for...
Research Results Suggest Patients’ “Treatment-Resistant Depression” May Actually Be Antidepressants’ Failure
Even clinicians call for an approach to alleviating depression that does not rely on antidepressants, which research...
CCHR Protests Coercive Psychiatric Practices, Calls for Human Rights-Based Mental Health Treatment Based on Consent
The Citizens Commission on Human Rights advocates for the adoption of international standards in the U.S. that call...
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