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CCHR Helps Secure Europe’s Rejection of Forced Psychiatry
Landmark Vote Affirms Coercive Practices Violate Human Rights Continue reading
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Massachusetts Fails to Advance Bill Banning Electric Shocking Device Used on Students
The bill would have prohibited all procedures that cause physical pain or deprivations meant to force behavioral change – so-called “aversive therapy” – to persons with disabilities, which includes students at a school for autistic and disabled students. Continue reading
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New Study Raises Major Concerns About Questionnaire Widely Used for Depression Screening
A new study calls into question the validity of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ), a foremost depression screening tool, and cautions researchers and mental health providers about relying on PHQ results. Continue reading
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HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF 0-5 YEAR OLDS DRUGGED UNDER MEDICAID
Underprivileged children and foster children being prescribed psychiatric drugs under Medicaid. Continue reading
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Data Reveals Forced Electroshock in Connecticut More Than Doubled over the Past Decade
Connecticut stands as an example of the growing problem of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) performed on patients without their consent. Continue reading
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NEW CCHR DOCUMENTARY EXPOSES DEADLY LINK BETWEEN PSYCHIATRIC DRUGS AND VIOLENCE
For many years the documented correlation between psychiatric drug use and violent behavior has been largely ignored. Continue reading
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FDA Expert Panelists Voice Concerns over Safety of SSRI Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy
Potential risks for expectant mothers and their babies from SSRI antidepressants should be more fully disclosed in prescribing information and in discussions between physicians and their pregnant patients, experts say, allowing for more informed decisions about starting or stopping the drugs during pregnancy. Continue reading
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Canada Advises Against Routine Screening of Adults for Depression in Primary Care Settings
The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care agrees with other investigative bodies which have concluded that using a questionnaire to screen adults for depression has no clear benefit for patients’ health. Continue reading
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New Research Raises Serious Questions about Electroshock as Treatment for Depression
Survey responses showing little or no benefit for most electroshock recipients, along with long-term memory loss for many, led researchers to call for a suspension of the procedure until large-scale, high-quality research can determine whether benefits outweigh the risks. Continue reading
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Nearly Half of Preschoolers Diagnosed with ADHD Are Prescribed Drugs Before Changes in Managing Their Behavior Are Tried
Prescribing drugs for preschoolers soon after diagnosis of ADHD conflicts with American Academy of Pediatrics. Continue reading
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