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FDA Updates Warning on Stimulants Prescribed for ADHD, Now Lists Risks of Misuse, Addiction, Diversion and Overdose
New warning cites high potentital for abuse and misuse of ADHD drugs that can lead to addiction, overdose, and death....
Mental Health Month: Human Rights Group Renews Call for End of Coercive Practices in the Mental Health System
Recent research found no benefit to patients’ mental health or any lower risk of suicides from involuntary psychiatric...
Patients Taking Multiple ADHD Drugs with Other Psychiatric Drugs Is Public Health Concern, Researchers Say
Another new study found as many as one in four students surveyed at middle schools and high schools reported misusing...
Many Prescribers Are Unable to Safely Taper Antidepressants, So Patients Go Online for Withdrawal Help, Survey Finds
Researchers highlight the urgent need for proven strategies to reduce the risk, severity and duration of...
Mental Health Campaigns May Result in Mild Distress Being Reported as Mental Health Problems, New Research Finds
Mental health awareness campaigns may contribute to individuals overreporting mental disorders, inflating the reported...
Exercise is as Effective as Antidepressants or Psychotherapy in Reducing Depression, Study Finds
Researchers conclude exercise is effective in treating depression and should be offered as an evidence-based treatment...
Involuntary Mental Health Treatment Did Not Result in Improved Patient Outcomes or Lower Risk of Death, Researchers Say
The World Health Organization also cites no proven benefit, but significant evidence of harm from coercive mental...
Healthy Volunteers Given Antidepressants Experienced Emotional Blunting and Sexual Problems, Study Says
The debilitating emotional and sexual conditions linked to antidepressants could worsen patients’ depression,...
Source of “Scientific Racism” in America Revealed in Black History Month Presentation by DC Human Rights Group
American associations of psychiatrists and psychologists have admitted their members’ long-standing racism, still...
Risk of Suicide Remains High After Electroshock, Study Shows
Researchers call for action after finding 17% of patients with certain characteristics die from suicide within two...
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...
Half of Negative Clinical Trial Results on Antidepressants Were Not Published or Were Spun as Positive, Researchers Find
Even the FDA does not always get all relevant clinical trials before approving drugs, according to published reports. ...
Call Tracing Considered for New 988 Suicide Hotline May Result in Too Many Forced Psychiatric Hospitalizations
The new national suicide prevention hotline, “988,” due to begin service in July, was intended to be an...
Congressional Police Reform Must Include Ban on Warrior-Style Police Training, Human Rights Group Says
Warrior-mindset training conditions law enforcement officers to fear the people they serve, putting Blacks at greater...
Young People Admitted to Psychiatric Facilities Face Higher Risk of Self-Harm After Discharge, Researchers Say
Other research also found that psychiatric hospitalization – and even psychiatric treatment without hospitalization –...