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Category Archives: Big Muddy River Newsletter
As International Human Rights Day Approaches, CCHR Urges Adoption of the Mental Health Declaration of Human Rights
International human rights standards call for human rights-based approaches in the field of mental health. Citizens Commission on Human Rights is working to make those rights a reality through the promotion of the Mental Health Declaration of Human Rights. Continue reading
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CCHR Calls on FDA to Require Updated Antidepressant Warnings After Research Finds Withdrawal Symptoms Are Common
Withdrawal symptoms are experienced by nearly half of the people trying to quit antidepressants, even if tapered over several weeks, research finds. CCHR says prescribing information and medication guides do not adequately convey this widespread risk and calls on FDA to require updates. Continue reading
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CCHR Calls on FDA to Update Antidepressant Information for Increased Risks of Stroke and Heart Disease
New research finds antidepressants increase the risk of stroke, atrial fibrillation, heart failure and other cardiovascular events. Continue reading
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CCHR Calls on FDA to Revise Guidance on Use of Antidepressants by Pregnant Women
Recent research adds to medical literature indicating potential risks to newborns from pregnant women using antidepressants. Citizens Commission on Human Rights calls on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to review the research and issue updated guidance. Continue reading
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Researchers Report Concern over Antidepressants Causing Long-Lasting Sexual Dysfunction; CCHR Calls on FDA to Act
Decades after sexual dysfunction caused by antidepressants was first reported to persist after patients stopped taking the drugs, how many people experience continuing sexual problems is still not known. Citizens Commission on Human Rights calls on the FDA to address the issue without further delay. Continue reading
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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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