by CCHR National Affairs Office | Dec 14, 2023
New evidence of the extent of and harm from involuntary mental health treatment emerges, as efforts continue to minimize or end the coercion. Calls by international health and human rights organizations to end the use of coercive practices in mental health treatment...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Dec 5, 2023
Researcher says study failed to show the safety or efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy. Despite ongoing claims from psychiatrists that electroconvulsive therapy (ECT, or “electroshock”) is safe and effective, research continues to indicate otherwise.John Read,...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Nov 29, 2023
Researchers advise prescribers to keep monitoring patients on ADHD drugs for symptoms of heart disease. A new study has found that the longer individuals take drugs for so-called attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the higher their risk of heart disease,...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Nov 23, 2023
Research indicates coercive practices negatively impact physical and mental health, often compounding a person’s existing condition. The Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) calls on Congress to pass legislation to align the U.S. with international human rights...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Nov 16, 2023
Psychiatric diagnoses and drugs were linked to lower income, increased unemployment, greater likelihood of being single and living alone. A new study from Denmark found that a large majority of the Danish population has been diagnosed with mental disorders and treated...
