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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...
National Minority Health Month: Good Health Includes Good Mental Health, But Know Your Rights
Because of ingrained racism admitted by American psychiatric and psychological associations, minorities should be...
Government Panel Decision Against Screening for Eating Disorders Consistent with Other Anti-Screening Research Findings
The finding of no health benefit from eating disorders screening is consistent with research finding risks of harm, no...
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