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...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Jul 28, 2022
The research undermines the basis for prescribing SSRI antidepressants. Other research faults the psychiatric profession for promoting the unproven theory. A comprehensive new study has found no scientific evidence to support the theory that depression is due to a...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Jul 22, 2022
CCHR calls for disclosure of mass killers’ history of psychiatric drugs, many of which are likely among the 31 prescription drugs most associated with violence. Ten years ago today, James Holmes entered a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, and opened fire, killing 12...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Jul 12, 2022
New research undermines the primary reason for the screening and lends support to concerns it leads to overdiagnosing and overtreatment with psychiatric drugs. Screening teens for depression fails to reduce their emergency department visits, hospitalizations, or...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Jul 7, 2022
CCHR calls for mandatory toxicology tests for perpetrators of horrific acts of violence to investigate the link to antidepressants or other drugs. Recent mass shootings have led to calls for more access to mental health services, but increasing behavioral screening...
