by CCHR National Affairs Office | Jan 27, 2022
International Holocaust Remembrance Day is January 27. Psychiatrists’ key role in conceiving and administering mass murder should not be ignored. While not the first genocide in history, the Holocaust was unique because it was physicians in Germany who took the lead...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Jan 17, 2022
Warrior-type training conditions law enforcement officers to fear the people they serve, putting Blacks at greater risk of deadly force, critics say. Recent high-profile police shootings of African Americans have brought to light the controversial psychological...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Jan 4, 2022
Antidepressant adverse effects and withdrawal symptoms can continue after quitting, including sexual dysfunction, authors of a new review say. A new review of antidepressants advised doctors to curb prescribing the drugs, given their questionable efficacy and the...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Dec 2, 2021
Antidepressants lack efficacy for most patients, while exposing them to the risks of serious side effects and withdrawal symptoms, including suicidality. For more than a century, psychiatrists have relied on drugs to treat depression, despite many patients getting no...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Nov 18, 2021
Psychologists’ history of systemic racism is still ingrained in current practices, which continue to harm and dehumanize people of color. The American Psychological Association (APA) has issued a public apology for the “racism, racial discrimination, and denigration...
