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Failure of Antidepressants and Electroshock Starts with False Theory of Chemical Imbalance in the Brain, Researchers Say
Research finds no proof of any brain disorder that antidepressants and electroshock supposedly target and no proof of...
Would Post-Civil War Black History Have Been Entirely Different Without the Prominent Influence of This Profession?
Equitable treatment for African Americans after the war was thwarted by the racist theories actively promoted by...
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, Human Rights Group Faults Medical Society’s Failure to Note Psychiatrist Masterminds
International Holocaust Remembrance Day is January 27. Psychiatrists’ key role in conceiving and administering mass...
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Human Rights Group Calls for End to Psychological Warrior-style Training of Police
Warrior-type training conditions law enforcement officers to fear the people they serve, putting Blacks at greater...
Doctors Advised to Curb Antidepressant Prescribing Due to Questionable Benefits, Risk of Side Effects Persisting
Antidepressant adverse effects and withdrawal symptoms can continue after quitting, including sexual dysfunction,...
Researchers Recommend New Approaches to Depression, Replacing Reliance on Antidepressants
Antidepressants lack efficacy for most patients, while exposing them to the risks of serious side effects and...
American Psychological Association Apology for Harming People of Color Does Not Go Far Enough, Human Rights Group Says
Psychologists’ history of systemic racism is still ingrained in current practices, which continue to harm and...
Veterans Day:Â Among Those Who Served, High Rate of Suicides Continues; Research Ignores the Link to Psychotropic Drugs
Veterans Health Administration says 4.2 million veterans took psychiatric drugs in 2019, with 1.75 million on...
A Curious Disconnect: Hallucinogen Researchers Vs. Psychedelics Lived Experience
With 70 clinical studies assessing psychedelics for mental health treatment, researchers downplay harms, at odds with...
Patients On Antipsychotics Mostly Unaware Of Tardive Dyskinesia, A Devastating Neurologic Disorder Many Will Experience
The psychiatric industry that profited from proliferating this drug-induced disorder will now profit from treating...
Routine Screening For Depression Does Not Improve Patient Outcomes, Research Shows
Depression screening can result in many false positives, leading to increased psychiatric drugging of patients. A new...
How Many Americans Are Taking Antidepressants Because Severe Withdrawal Symptoms Are Preventing Them From Stopping?
More than 25 million Americans taking antidepressants face withdrawal symptoms when they quit; for nearly half, the...
No Exit Plan: More Research Urgently Needed For Safe Withdrawal And Recovery From Psychiatric Drugs
Millions of Americans are prescribed psychiatric drugs, but with no best practices for discontinuing the drugs,...
National Suicide Prevention Month:Â Why Are So Many Veterans Still Prescribed Suicide-Linked Antidepressants?
Human rights group calls on the Veterans Administration to add website warnings about the increased risk of suicidal...
National Suicide Prevention Month:Â Parents Need to Know the Suicide Risk to Children from Antidepressants
Suicide prevention groups should include antidepressants as a suicide risk factor, as research confirms the link to...