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...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Nov 7, 2023
Researchers suggest the racial disparity may be evidence of systemic racism in psychiatry, call for measures to reduce the use of restraints. WASHINGTON, DC, US, November 7, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ — Black psychiatric patients are more likely to be physically,...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Nov 2, 2023
Analysis of the FDA’s Adverse Event Reporting System in 2010 found that 25 of the 31 prescription drugs most associated with violence were psychiatric drugs. Within weeks after receiving inpatient psychiatric treatment this summer, Robert Card went on a shooting...
