Other research also found that psychiatric hospitalization – and even psychiatric treatment without hospitalization –...
Young People Admitted to Psychiatric Facilities Face Higher Risk of Self-Harm After Discharge, Researchers Say
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Involuntary Treatment Articles
New Report on Psychiatric Institutionalization of Political Dissidents in China Raises Human Rights Concerns
World Health Organization (WHO) issued guidelines and call to UN countries to ensure mental health services are free...
Depressed young adults not seeking treatment cite self-reliance, concerns over psychiatric drugs, involuntary commitment
The reasons many gave for not wanting to get treatment suggest the mental health system is not seen as providing safe...
Council of Europe Assembly Resolution Adds to Growing Movement Against Coercive Mental Health Practices
The action follows the World Health Organization’s call for forced mental health practices to be replaced with...
Human Rights Group Welcomes World Health Organization’s Stand Against Dehumanizing Involuntary Psychiatric Treatments
WHO cites no proven benefit, but significant evidence of harm from coercive mental health treatments, including forced...