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CCHR Commends Congressional Action to Prevent Continued Use of Electrical Shocking Device
Citizens Commission on Human Rights advocates banning an electrical shocking device used on autistic and disabled...
CCHR Applauds California Supreme Court Decision Holding Electroshock Machine Manufacturer Liable for Brain Damage
Court concluded that company’s failure to fully disclose risks of electroshock to a physician meant that the patient...
New Research Links Psychiatric Hospitalization to Much Higher Risks of Premature Death and Suicide After Discharge, CCHR Warns
A growing body of evidence suggests that psychiatric hospitalization itself may be a major risk factor for suicide and...
Mothers’ Psychiatric Drug Use Increases Risk of Newborns Needing Urgent Medical Attention, New Research Finds
Expectant mothers considering psychiatric drugs should have the increased risks of premature birth and respiratory,...
Mental Health Awareness Programs May Be Leading to Tendency to View Symptoms of Everyday Stress as Mental Disorders, CCHR Warns
New research is further evidence of the harm to some students from mental health awareness programs that teach...
CCHR Calls Attention to New Research Finding More Serious Risks to Elderly Dementia Patients from Antipsychotic Drugs
Citizens Commission on Human Rights calls for government action to make prescribers and caregivers of the elderly...
CCHR Applauds FDA Advisory Committee Rejection of Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy for Post-Traumatic Stress
Committee’s recommendation to reject as therapy the psychedelic drug MDMA, also known as the “date rape” drug Ecstasy,...
Push for Use of Psychedelic Drugs as Mental Health Treatment Downplays Dangerous Risks, Citizens Commission on Human Rights Says in Protest
It is not known how psychedelic drugs are supposed to work as mental health treatment. Psychedelics carry the risks...
CCHR Commends Lawsuit Filed over FDA’s Failure to Act on Citizen Petition to Update Antidepressant Labeling for Persistent Sexual Problems
Research has long indicated that antidepressant users are at risk of serious sexual problems that may persist...
Psychiatrists’ Refusal to Align with UN, WHO on Ending Forced Psychiatric Treatment is Big Reason US Lags on Mental Health Human Rights, CCHR Says – and Takes Action
Citizens Commission on Human Rights marches in protest, opens human rights exhibit, delivers open letter to American...
Open Letter to the American Psychiatric Associationon the Human Rights Abuse of Coercive Psychiatric Practices
“Coercive practices violate a person’s right to liberty and security, which is a fundamental human right.” Click here...
CCHR Exhibit Exposes Psychiatric Human Rights Abuse
Notable New York City activists speak at opening of Citizens Commission on Human Rights’ exhibit exposing sordid...
Human Rights Group Marches in Protest to Demand American Psychiatric Association Denounce Electroshock for Children, Coercive Treatment, in Step with UN and WHO
Citizens Commission on Human Rights calls on APA to end the use of lucrative but dangerous coercive treatment and...
CCHR Calls Attention to New Reports on Risks of Antipsychotic Drugs, Including Loss of Self-Identity
How antipsychotic drugs are used is challenged by research reporting on the negative effect on patients’ sense of self...
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...