Protesters called on psychiatrists to eliminate electroshock and coercive psychiatric practices that include...
CCHR Protests at Psychiatric Convention, Condemning Coercive Psychiatric Treatment and Electroshock
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Electroshock Articles
Family and Friends Confirm Electroshock Recipients’ Reports of Memory Loss and Other Harmful Results
A new study analyzing results of an online survey on electroconvulsive therapy finds that the memory loss and worsened...
Massachusetts Fails to Advance Bill Banning Electric Shocking Device Used on Students
The bill would have prohibited all procedures that cause physical pain or deprivations meant to force behavioral...
Data Reveals Forced Electroshock in Connecticut More Than Doubled over the Past Decade
Connecticut stands as an example of the growing problem of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) performed on patients...
New Research Raises Serious Questions about Electroshock as Treatment for Depression
Survey responses showing little or no benefit for most electroshock recipients, along with long-term memory loss for...
CCHR Commends Congressional Action to Prevent Continued Use of Electrical Shocking Device
Citizens Commission on Human Rights advocates banning an electrical shocking device used on autistic and disabled...
CCHR Applauds California Supreme Court Decision Holding Electroshock Machine Manufacturer Liable for Brain Damage
Court concluded that company’s failure to fully disclose risks of electroshock to a physician meant that the patient...
Psychiatrists’ Refusal to Align with UN, WHO on Ending Forced Psychiatric Treatment is Big Reason US Lags on Mental Health Human Rights, CCHR Says – and Takes Action
Citizens Commission on Human Rights marches in protest, opens human rights exhibit, delivers open letter to American...
Human Rights Group Marches in Protest to Demand American Psychiatric Association Denounce Electroshock for Children, Coercive Treatment, in Step with UN and WHO
Citizens Commission on Human Rights calls on APA to end the use of lucrative but dangerous coercive treatment and...