by CCHR National Affairs Office | Sep 8, 2022
Recent research finds no scientific basis for the chemical imbalance theory of depression and calls into question the basis for taking antidepressants. During National Suicide Prevention Week, the increased risk of suicide from psychiatric drugs – especially...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Aug 25, 2022
While most psychiatric drugs increase the risk of heat-related illness, authorities warn that individuals taking antipsychotic drugs are at particular risk. The long, hot days of August can be potentially dangerous for many of the 77 million Americans taking...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Aug 22, 2022
Patients should discuss with their physicians the reportedly small potential for benefit versus the risk of harm before starting or stopping antidepressants. Patients taking antidepressants were only slightly more likely to improve than those taking non-drug placebos,...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Aug 18, 2022
A new report details the history of the fraudulent promotion of the unproven theory and the possible grounds for a class-action lawsuit. Recent comprehensive research has concluded there is no scientific basis for the theory that a low level of brain chemicals like...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Aug 4, 2022
Research over 50 years has failed to find proof that any brain chemical imbalance causes depression. The latest study to find no scientific basis for the chemical imbalance theory of depression provides a compelling reason for mental health agencies and organizations...
