by CCHR National Affairs Office | Jul 4, 2023
Many of the 11 million Americans taking antipsychotics were never told of the risk of developing uncontrollable movements that can be permanent. None of the hundreds of meetings and sessions offered at the annual conference of the American Psychiatric...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Jun 28, 2023
Current heat wave in U.S. South adds to risk of heat exhaustion and heat stroke in those taking certain psychiatric drugs, especially antipsychotic drugs. Extreme heat, like the heat wave currently gripping the U.S. South, is especially dangerous for those prescribed...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Jun 15, 2023
New study confirms patients’ common complaints of antidepressants deadening their emotions and harming their sex life. A new study presented at the annual conference of the American Psychiatric Association informed psychiatrists that the emotional blunting caused by...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Jun 8, 2023
Research studies have found that the antidepressants commonly prescribed for PTSD and depression double the rate of suicidal thoughts and actions. During PTSD Awareness Month, attention turns to the aftermath of traumatic events, which have always been part of the...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | May 31, 2023
Research sheds new light on the rising rates of suicidal behavior among teens. Patients taking antidepressants are at the greatest risk of self-harm, including suicidal thoughts and actions, in the weeks immediately after first starting on the drugs, a new...
