International mental health standards call for mental health services that are person-centered, recovery-oriented, and...
International Movement to End Forced Mental Health Treatment is Well-Supported by Research
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Involuntary Treatment Articles
Government Report Provides Updated Evidence of Entrenched Racism in U.S. Mental Health Services
Black Americans receiving mental health services are disproportionately diagnosed with disruptive, defiant and...
CCHR Protests at Psychiatric Convention, Condemning Coercive Psychiatric Treatment and Electroshock
Protesters called on psychiatrists to eliminate electroshock and coercive psychiatric practices that include...
Three Former Employees of the Psychiatric Institute of Washington Criminally Charged in Patient’s Death
Allegations of fraud, neglect and abuse at psychiatric facilities continue, despite costly lawsuits against companies...
New Study Finds Heightened Risk of Suicide Linked to Involuntary Psychiatric Hospitalization
Researchers find that on average, one suicide occurred for every 64 discharges from forced psychiatric...
New Study Details Abuse of Patients by Staff at Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities
Patients report physical, psychological, and sexual abuse, neglect, and human rights violations that leave them...
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...
Some Involuntary Commitments Lead to Twice the Risk of Death or Charge of Violent Crime After Discharge, New Research Finds
New study finds that psychiatric hospitalization for some people doubles the risk of suicide, overdose death, and...