Category Archives: Press Releases

The following is a small sample of drug regulatory agency warnings about psychiatric drug adverse reactions. Many consumers are unaware of these side effects or that they can report such effects to the federal drug regulatory agency.   2004:   … Continue reading →

September 4th, 2008 http://www.aboutlawsuits.com/seroquel-litigation-8787-lawsuits-filed-against-astrazeneca-955/According to court documents filed last week, AstraZeneca currently faces 8,787 Seroquel lawsuits that have been filed in federal and state courts, which allege that their antipsychotic medication led to personal injuries, such as pancreatitis and diabetes. … Continue reading →

http://psychrights.org/PR/080902PsychRightsvAlaskaNR.pdf NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jim Gottstein 907-274-7686 jim.gottstein@psychrights.org PsychRights Sues State of Alaska to Stop Its Massive, Harmful Psychiatric Drugging of Alaskan Children The Law Project for Psychiatric Rights (PsychRights) announced that due to the State of … Continue reading →

http://psychrights.org/states/NewYork/080818AnnLNR.pdf NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 18, 2008 CONTACTS: Dan Hazen (315) 528-3385 dan@psychrights.orgJim Gottstein (907) 274-7686 jim.gottstein@psychrights.org PsychRights Launches Pro Bono Recruitment Effort As part of their Joint Task Force on Mental Legal Advocacy & Activism, the Law Project … Continue reading →

Indiana General Assembly House of Representatives News Release State Rep. Jackie Walorski Room 401-8, Statehouse Indianapolis, IN  46204   STATEHOUSE (Aug. 7, 2008) — The cause of parental rights and personal liberty won a victory Tuesday (August 5) as a … Continue reading →

Vermont AG Calls Heavy Weight of Drug Money Towards Psychiatrists “Troubling” The psychiatric watchdog, Citizens Commission on Human Rights, says the July 2008 Vermont Attorney General report revealing psychiatrists again top the list of doctors receiving Pharma payments, coupled with recent investigations … Continue reading →

This week, the “MOTHERS Act” — federal bill requiring mental health screening for pregnant women and new mothers which frequently leads to psychiatric drugging — was defeated as part of an omnibus package proposed by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. … Continue reading →

Seizing Opportunities For Change 2008 Annual Rights Conference October 1 – 4, 2008 The University of Texas, Thompson Conference Center, Austin, Texas 2008 Conference Featured Speakers Michael Perlin International Disability Rights Expert and Author Catherine Penney Of Dante’s Cure, Her … Continue reading →

Involuntary Commitment and Forced Psychiatric Drugging in the Trial Courts: Rights Violations as a Matter of Course JAMES B. GOTTSTEIN Law Project for Psychiatric Rights (PsychRights®); International Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology (ICSPP); National Association of Rights … Continue reading →