Mental health watchdog also calls for laws requiring toxicology testing for psychiatric drugs for perpetrators of mass...
Antidepressants Articles
Citizens Commission on Human Rights Calls for Congressional Investigation into Psychiatric In-Patient Treatment, as Study Finds Suicide Risk High after Hospitalization for Depression or Attempted Suicide
Recent studies indicate patients discharged from psychiatric facilities are at greater risk for suicide than mental...
CCHR Says FDA Must Correct Widespread Misinformation: Antidepressant Withdrawal Symptoms Are Not Short and Mild for Many Patients
Recent research and antidepressant users’ lived experience show that antidepressant withdrawal symptoms may be severe...
CCHR Urges Doctors to Heed New Study Indicating Placebo Effect, Not Antidepressant, Improved Teens’ Depression
Teens guessing they were taking an antidepressant led to substantial improvement, while actual treatment with the drug...
Holiday Blues? Research Finds Alternatives That Avoid Questionable Benefit and Known Side Effects of Antidepressants
Research validates the effectiveness of trusted social connections, exercise, proper diet, enough sleep and other...
Psychiatric Diagnoses, Treatment with Psychiatric Drugs Linked to Worse Socioeconomic Outcomes for Patients, Study Finds
Psychiatric diagnoses and drugs were linked to lower income, increased unemployment, greater likelihood of being...
Human Rights Group Calls for Government Investigation of Psychiatric Drugs’ Link to Violence After Maine Mass Shooting
Analysis of the FDA’s Adverse Event Reporting System in 2010 found that 25 of the 31 prescription drugs most...
Studies Finding Increased Suicide Risk from Antidepressants Less Likely to Appear in Psychiatric Journals
Publication bias contributes to misperception by doctors that antidepressants are safer, more effective than they...
Use of Antidepressants During Pregnancy May Alter Brain Development of Offspring, New Study Indicates
Women taking antidepressants who are, or are planning to become, pregnant can discuss these risks with their...