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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 –...
After Reexamining Study Data, Researchers Dispute Approval of Commonly Prescribed Antidepressant for Children and Teens
A common antidepressant medication has no clinically relevant benefit for depressed children and teens, but carries...
New Government Report Provides Evidence Racism is Still Entrenched in States’ Mental Health Services
Leading psychiatric and psychological associations have admitted creating and perpetuating the systemic racism now...
Nearly Two Million Veterans Using VA Health Services Are Prescribed Antidepressants, But Their Suicide Rate Remains High
Veterans Day is a time to honor those who served in the U.S. military and to recommit to safe and effective treatments...
ADHD Diagnosis Does Not Lead to Improved Quality of Life, But Doubles Teens’ Risk of Self-Harm, Researchers Say
The research is the latest to suggest the harms of diagnosis and drug treatment for ADHD outweigh benefits that are...
American Psychiatric Association Belatedly Removes Award Honoring the Slave-Owning Father of American Psychiatry
The award honored Benjamin Rush, whose theories are at the root of the structural racism in psychiatry that the...
Mental Health Activists Protest Psychiatric Organization’s Systemic Racism and Failure to Follow the Science
Psychiatrists are faulted for knowing the theory of a chemical imbalance of the brain was unproven, but failed to...
New Report on Psychiatric Institutionalization of Political Dissidents in China Raises Human Rights Concerns
World Health Organization (WHO) issued guidelines and call to UN countries to ensure mental health services are free...
Long-Term Antidepressant Use May Double the Risk of Heart Disease, Researchers Say
New study adds to the harms associated with antidepressants; other research debunks the chemical-imbalance rationale...