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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...
CCHR Promotes Human Rights During Mental Health Awareness Month
Citizens Commission on Human Rights advocates the global adoption of international human rights standards that call...
Maryland Governor Signs CCHR-Supported Legislation to Protect Troubled Youth from Abusive Transport to For-Profit Residential Behavioral Treatment Programs
Maryland legislators took action after receiving reports of abuse during the largely unregulated transport of young...
CCHR Calls on FDA to Update Antidepressant Prescribing Information for Increased Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death
New research shows antidepressants substantially increase the risk of heart-related sudden death. Citizens Commission...
Hallucinogen Use Leading to Hospital Visit More Than Doubles Risk of Premature Death, New Research Indicates
A new study has found that needing acute care after hallucinogen use is associated with a significantly increased risk...
New Research Finds an Increased Risk of Osteoporosis and Bone Fractures from Antidepressants
New study indicates that osteoporosis and bone fractures are significant potential risks of using antidepressants. ...
CCHR Calls on Healthcare Providers to Stop Promoting Scientifically Unsupported Theory of Brain Chemical Imbalance Causing Depression
New research finds healthcare providers are prime promoters of the unproven theory, which influences the prescribing...
New Research Links Antidepressants to Lower Levels of Nutrients in Mothers’ Milk
The new study adds to the medical literature linking pregnant women’s use of antidepressants to possible harm to their...
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