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CCHR Warns New Study Indicates Black Patients in Psychiatric Facilities More Likely to Be Restrained and For Longer

Posted on November 13, 2023 by cchrstl

Researchers suggest the racial disparity may be evidence of systemic racism in psychiatry, call for measures to reduce the use of restraints. Continue reading →

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World Health Organization Calls Involuntary Electroshock Treatment a Human Rights Abuse

Posted on November 6, 2023 by cchrstl

New guidance from World Health Organization and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights also calls for laws banning electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for children. Continue reading →

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Failure – The New Psychiatric Success

Posted on October 30, 2023 by cchrstl

There is a whole psychological / psychiatric area of interest which we will call “The Embrace Failure” field. Continue reading →

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World Health Organization Calls for End to Abusive Mental Health Practices It Says Are All Too Common

Posted on October 16, 2023 by cchrstl

Report cites evidence indicates that involuntary mental health treatment is ineffective and can worsen an individual’s condition. Continue reading →

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Antipsychotics Overprescribed to Seniors with Dementia in Home Health Care, Despite Serious Risks, Study Indicates

Posted on October 9, 2023 by cchrstl

Antipsychotic use by elderly with dementia was also linked to worse outcomes in performing their activities of daily living after home health care ended. Continue reading →

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ADHD Drugs Do Not Enhance Performance, Worsen Cognitive Ability in Some People, Study Indicates

Posted on October 2, 2023 by cchrstl

High potential for abuse and overdose of prescription stimulants prompts U.S. Food and Drug Administration to research alternative treatments. Continue reading →

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Studies Finding Increased Suicide Risk from Antidepressants Less Likely to Appear in Psychiatric Journals

Posted on September 25, 2023 by cchrstl

Publication bias contributes to misperception by doctors that antidepressants are safer, more effective than they really are, new study suggests. Continue reading →

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One in Four Youth in US Child Welfare System Prescribed Psychiatric Drugs, Three Times the Rate for Others, Government Says

Posted on September 18, 2023 by cchrstl

Study is latest to find that children traumatized by removal from their families and homes are prescribed powerful psychotropic drugs at high rates. Continue reading →

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Use of Antidepressants During Pregnancy May Alter Brain Development of Offspring, New Study Indicates

Posted on September 11, 2023 by cchrstl

Women taking antidepressants who are, or are planning to become, pregnant can discuss these risks with their physicians. Continue reading →

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Foster Children Prescribed Psychiatric Drugs At Four Times the Rate of Non-Foster Children, New Study Finds

Posted on September 4, 2023 by cchrstl

Previous government recommendations for improved oversight of psychotropics in foster care have not resolved the overdrugging problem. Continue reading →

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