by CCHR National Affairs Office | Mar 7, 2024
Recent studies indicate patients discharged from psychiatric facilities are at greater risk for suicide than mental health patients not hospitalized, suggesting that psychiatric hospitalization itself may be a major risk factor. Antidepressants used as treatment...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Feb 28, 2024
Psychiatrists perform electroshock on patients, especially women and older people, despite risks of brain damage and permanent memory loss and no conclusive proof of effectiveness, experts say. Even young children are electroshocked in the U.S. Calling for a ban on...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Feb 20, 2024
Psychiatrists perform electroshock on depressed patients despite serious risks of brain damage and permanent memory loss. Psychiatrists do not know how ECT-induced convulsions are supposed to treat depression, or how much voltage or how many sessions of the procedure...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Feb 14, 2024
Evidence of benefit from ADHD diagnosis and treatment is uncertain, but the ADHD label itself, as well as the stimulant drugs that may be prescribed as treatment, can harm children, researchers find. Addressing behavior instead of diagnosing is advised. The Citizens...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Feb 7, 2024
Scientific research shows Blacks are more likely than Whites to be labeled with a mental disorder related to disruptive, defiant, or psychotic behavior, to be involuntarily committed to a psychiatric facility, and to be physically, mechanically, or chemically...
