by CCHR National Affairs Office | Mar 12, 2026
New study addresses the increasing number of students taking stimulant drugs without a prescription, hoping for enhanced cognitive performance, though recent research has not found improvement in cognitive ability or academic performance from using stimulants. In...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Feb 20, 2026
Patients report physical, psychological, and sexual abuse, neglect, and human rights violations that leave them feeling lonely, humiliated, and powerless. A new study has brought needed attention to the abuse of psychiatric patients by staff in mental health settings,...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Jan 26, 2026
The bill would have prohibited all procedures that cause physical pain or deprivations meant to force behavioral change – so-called “aversive therapy” – to persons with disabilities, which includes students at a school for autistic and disabled students. A...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Jan 7, 2026
A new study calls into question the validity of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ), a foremost depression screening tool, and cautions researchers and mental health providers about relying on PHQ results. A new research report suggests that a widely used...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Dec 17, 2025
Connecticut stands as an example of the growing problem of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) performed on patients without their consent, allowed under many states’ laws despite the procedure’s known risks of serious side effects and no proof of effectiveness. Data...
