by CCHR National Affairs Office | Feb 20, 2024
Psychiatrists perform electroshock on depressed patients despite serious risks of brain damage and permanent memory loss. Psychiatrists do not know how ECT-induced convulsions are supposed to treat depression, or how much voltage or how many sessions of the procedure...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Feb 14, 2024
Evidence of benefit from ADHD diagnosis and treatment is uncertain, but the ADHD label itself, as well as the stimulant drugs that may be prescribed as treatment, can harm children, researchers find. Addressing behavior instead of diagnosing is advised. The Citizens...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Feb 7, 2024
Scientific research shows Blacks are more likely than Whites to be labeled with a mental disorder related to disruptive, defiant, or psychotic behavior, to be involuntarily committed to a psychiatric facility, and to be physically, mechanically, or chemically...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Jan 29, 2024
The number of schoolchildren subjected to restraint or seclusion is unknown. No federal law bans the practices, which are disproportionately used on disabled students and students of color and have resulted in children’s broken bones and death. A report from KFF...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Jan 25, 2024
Recent research and antidepressant users’ lived experience show that antidepressant withdrawal symptoms may be severe and long-lasting. Patients and their prescribers need accurate information on withdrawal risks and tapering guidance from the FDA. A mounting body of...
