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Clozapine (Really?) for Schizophrenia

Psychiatric drugs and psychiatric treatments are not workable. Continue reading

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New Study Warns of High Dose “ADHD” Drugs Inducing Psychosis

CCHR has documented psychosis and violent behavior linked to any dose of the drugs and wants them prohibited as a treatment for the 3.1 million American children put at risk by taking them. Continue reading

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Exhibit Exposes Psychiatric Human Rights Abuses at Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Conference

Citizens Commission on Human Rights’ exhibit exposes the history to the present day of harmful and racist practices in the mental health system that constitute human rights violations, and calls for laws to ban harmful practices, in line with international human rights standards. Continue reading

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Investigation Exposes Psychiatric Facilities that Wrongly Held Patients Against Their Will

Involuntary commitments to psychiatric facilities have increased over the last decade. Evidence indicates many are unlawful detainments, but facilities bill patients and their insurance providers. Continue reading

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Jealousy and Psychiatry

Research has identified many root causes of extreme jealousy, a primary one being… Continue reading

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What is Free Will?

Psychiatry in general is as confused by “free will” as the rest of society. Continue reading

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CCHR Calls on FDA to Release Results of Investigation into Alleged Sexual Assault, Research Misconduct in Psychedelic Clinical Trials

Evidence presented to the U.S. drug regulatory agency alleging sexual assault and suppression of adverse events in clinical trials of ecstasy raises urgent concerns about the safety of patients in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy. Citizens Commission on Human Rights calls for public release of FDA investigation results. Continue reading

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Psychiatric Diagnosis is Meaningless

Psychiatric diagnoses are scientifically worthless as tools to identify discrete mental health disorders. Continue reading

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CCHR Commends FDA Decision: Psychedelic Drug Ecstasy Not Proven Safe or Effective Treatment for Traumatized Patients

The U.S. drug regulatory agency examined evidence presented by the company requesting approval for MDMA (ecstasy) and reports from experts examining that evidence before denying approval for the drug as mental health treatment. A medical journal has just retracted three MDMA therapy research papers for ethical violations. Continue reading

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At 988 Crisis Lifeline’s Second Anniversary, CCHR Calls on SAMHSA to Provide Data to Researchers for Evaluation of Effectiveness, Outcomes

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration should make 988 Lifeline data available so researchers and policymakers can evaluate the effectiveness and appropriateness of the handling of calls, and to ensure callers’ human rights are being respected, Citizens Commission on Human Rights says. Continue reading

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