by CCHR National Affairs Office | Nov 17, 2022
Leading psychiatric and psychological associations have admitted creating and perpetuating the systemic racism now embedded in mental health practices. African Americans received disproportionately more diagnoses of mental disorders related to disruptive and psychotic...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Nov 10, 2022
Veterans Day is a time to honor those who served in the U.S. military and to recommit to safe and effective treatments for those with mental health issues. The newly released annual report on veteran suicides from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) shows...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Nov 1, 2022
The research is the latest to suggest the harms of diagnosis and drug treatment for ADHD outweigh benefits that are small, if any. A new study has found that a diagnosis of so-called attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) does not lead to any improvement in...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Oct 26, 2022
The award honored Benjamin Rush, whose theories are at the root of the structural racism in psychiatry that the organization now admits. The American Psychiatric Association (APA) no longer lists a Benjamin Rush Award among the awards it confers on member...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Oct 15, 2022
Psychiatrists are faulted for knowing the theory of a chemical imbalance of the brain was unproven, but failed to correct the misconception. Mental health activists marched Friday to the downtown DC location of a conference held by the American Psychiatric Association...
