by CCHR National Affairs Office | Feb 23, 2023
Researchers call for action after finding 17% of patients with certain characteristics die from suicide within two years of receiving ECT. Electroshock may be advised for deeply depressed psychiatric patients who have not responded to other treatment, but a new study...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Feb 16, 2023
A separate study finds antipsychotic drug prescriptions for seniors with dementia increased early in the COVID pandemic, did not return to pre-pandemic levels. The federal government is again investigating nursing homes for evidence that elderly residents are being...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Feb 16, 2023
Even the FDA does not always get all relevant clinical trials before approving drugs, according to published reports. Doctors rely on the evidence in peer-reviewed clinical trials for accurate assessment of the safety and efficacy of drugs, but this requires that the...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Feb 3, 2023
The new national suicide prevention hotline, “988,” due to begin service in July, was intended to be an easy-to-remember number aimed at getting depressed individuals nationwide to call anonymously and confidentially to get emotional support by phone. Instead, the...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Feb 2, 2023
Warrior-mindset training conditions law enforcement officers to fear the people they serve, putting Blacks at greater risk of deadly force, critics say. The brutal and ultimately fatal beating of Tyre Nichols by Memphis police officers has again ignited national...
