The incident exemplifies the human rights abuses and coercive practices found in psychiatric hospitals, as stated in...
Man Diagnosed As Delusional And Heavily Drugged For Two Years In A Psychiatric Hospital Over Mistaken Identity
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Psychiatry Articles
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...
Minority Mental Health Month: Human Rights Group Concerned African Americans May Be Exploited by Marketing Campaigns
Prominent proponents of Minority Mental Health Month have come under Congressional investigation for deep financial...
Minority Mental Health Month: Time for American Psychiatric Association to Disavow Slave-Owning “Father of Psychiatry”?
The APA still honors the slave owner whose theories set a precedent for the “scientific racism” of later psychiatrists...
Documentary Questions Forced Electroshock Treatment: Is it a Violation of Human Rights?
Citizens Commission on Human Rights' gripping documentary “Therapy or Torture: The Truth about Electroshock” exposes...
Citizens Commission on Human Rights Says American Psychiatric Association Apology for Supporting Racism is Incomplete
Excerpt from the CCHR Colorado article: “American Psychiatric Association Apology Fails to Fully Admit Psychiatry’s...
Citizens Commission on Human Rights Launches Task Force Against Racism and Modern-Day Eugenics
Excerpted from Citizens Commission on Human Rights of Colorado article, “Psychiatric Industry Aims to Profit from...
Psychiatric Industry Aims To Profit From Racism, Targets African Americans
Excerpted from the website of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights of Colorado, www.CCHRColorado.org. While many...
Is Electroshock a “New and Improved” Therapy or Brain-Damaging Torture? 10 Important Facts You Need to Know
Many believe electroshock was banned long ago, but the controversial treatment is still done today despite the...