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Comprehensive New Study Finds No Scientific Evidence of a Chemical Imbalance in the Brain Causing Depression
The research undermines the basis for prescribing SSRI antidepressants. Other research faults the psychiatric...
10th Anniversary of Aurora Theater Shooting: After Taking Psychotropics, Shooter Felt “No More Fear, Hatred Unchecked”
CCHR calls for disclosure of mass killers’ history of psychiatric drugs, many of which are likely among the 31...
Screening Teens for Depression Does Not Reduce Suicidal Behavior, Study Finds
New research undermines the primary reason for the screening and lends support to concerns it leads to overdiagnosing...
Why So Many Mass Killings? An Investigation of the Role of Psychiatric Drugs’ Side Effect of Violence Is Long Overdue
CCHR calls for mandatory toxicology tests for perpetrators of horrific acts of violence to investigate the link to...
National PTSD Awareness Day: Time to Commit to Better Treatment for Our Vets and Others Who Experience Traumatic Events
Government promotion of antidepressants for PTSD fails to of the increased risk of suicide and other adverse effects...
New Research Links ADHD Drugs to an Increased Risk of Depression in Children
Labeling and drugging children for ADHD puts them at risk of serious side effects and teaches them they need a pill to...
At Psychiatrists’ Annual Convention, Was the Devastating Movement Disorder Caused by Antipsychotic Drugs Even Discussed?
Millions of Americans taking the drugs may develop uncontrollable muscle jerkiness that can be permanent. Many report...
New Research Links Mothers’ Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy to Increased Risks of Adverse Outcomes for Their Babies
Women taking antidepressants who anticipate having a baby are advised to discuss these risks with their physicians....
Depressed young adults not seeking treatment cite self-reliance, concerns over psychiatric drugs, involuntary commitment
The reasons many gave for not wanting to get treatment suggest the mental health system is not seen as providing safe...
Council of Europe Assembly Resolution Adds to Growing Movement Against Coercive Mental Health Practices
The action follows the World Health Organization’s call for forced mental health practices to be replaced with...
No Improvement Found in Quality of Life Over Time from Taking Antidepressants, Say Researchers
Evidence continues to mount that antidepressants are ineffective, harm brain function and carry risks of serious side...
March is Brain Injury Awareness Month: Human Rights Group Calls for the Banning of Brain-Damaging Electroshock
Brain injuries can be caused by electric shock and seizures, two key elements of electroshock, a psychiatric procedure...
Psychiatrists Ranked Lowest in Performance Among Physicians
Research findings are further evidence of the failure in understanding, validity and treatment that one researcher...
Former Head of U.S. Psychiatric Research Institute Admits Failure to Find Any Biological Causes of Mental Disorders
More Americans than ever are taking psychiatric drugs to correct presumed chemical imbalances of the brain that years...
New Review of Evidence Recommends Slow Tapering When Discontinuing Antidepressants
Even a gradual tapering does not ensure that withdrawal symptoms will be completely avoided. A review of the most...