by CCHR National Affairs Office | Apr 30, 2022
Brain injuries can be caused by electric shock and seizures, two key elements of electroshock, a psychiatric procedure that has never been proven effective. During Brain Injury Awareness Month in March, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Apr 28, 2022
Research findings are further evidence of the failure in understanding, validity and treatment that one researcher calls “a triple crisis in psychiatry.” A new study found that psychiatrists performed significantly worse than other physicians, according to an analysis...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Apr 13, 2022
More Americans than ever are taking psychiatric drugs to correct presumed chemical imbalances of the brain that years of research have failed to prove exist. A leading psychiatrist who headed the top U.S. psychiatric research institute for more than a decade has...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Apr 8, 2022
Even a gradual tapering does not ensure that withdrawal symptoms will be completely avoided. A review of the most current evidence about the physical and psychological withdrawal symptoms associated with discontinuing or reducing the dosage of antidepressant drugs has...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Apr 7, 2022
Because of ingrained racism admitted by American psychiatric and psychological associations, minorities should be alert to abusive mental health treatment. Good mental health is a vital part of overall health and well-being, which every person should enjoy....
