Citizens Commission on Human Rights calls for government action to make prescribers and caregivers of the elderly...
CCHR Calls Attention to New Research Finding More Serious Risks to Elderly Dementia Patients from Antipsychotic Drugs
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Older Adults Articles
CCHR Issues Alert on Mortality Risk of Psychiatric Drugs After Researcher Estimates They Are Third Leading Cause of Death in U.S.
Hospital records and coroners’ reports often record deaths linked to prescription drugs as due to natural or unknown...
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...
Antipsychotics Overprescribed to Seniors with Dementia in Home Health Care, Despite Serious Risks, Study Indicates
Antipsychotic use by elderly with dementia was also linked to worse outcomes in performing their activities of daily...
No Clear Benefit, But Serious Side Effects Common for Older People Taking Antidepressants, Study Finds
Adverse effects from taking antidepressants are more common and serious for the elderly because they have more fragile...
Devastating Movement Disorders Caused by Antipsychotic Drugs Not Listed for Discussion at Psychiatrists’ Annual Meeting
Many of the 11 million Americans taking antipsychotics were never told of the risk of developing uncontrollable...
Extreme Heat Alert: Many Common Psychiatric Drugs Can Increase Patients’ Risk of Heat-Related Illness
Current heat wave in U.S. South adds to risk of heat exhaustion and heat stroke in those taking certain psychiatric...
New Government Investigation Again Focuses on Nursing Homes’ Abuse of Patients with Antipsychotic Drugs
A separate study finds antipsychotic drug prescriptions for seniors with dementia increased early in the COVID...
Warning: Summer Heat Waves Pose a Danger to People Taking Psychiatric Drugs
While most psychiatric drugs increase the risk of heat-related illness, authorities warn that individuals taking...