Tag Archives: Brain

Human Rights Group Renews Call for Laws to Ban Electroshock – A Procedure Never Proven Safe or Effective, Experts Say

Psychiatrists perform electroshock on depressed patients despite serious risks of brain damage and permanent memory loss. Continue reading

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CCHR Urges Doctors to Heed New Study Indicating Placebo Effect, Not Antidepressant, Improved Teens’ Depression

Teens guessing they were taking an antidepressant led to substantial improvement, while actual treatment with the drug did not, researchers found. Continue reading

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Psychiatric Diagnoses, Treatment with Psychiatric Drugs Linked to Worse Socioeconomic Outcomes for Patients, Study Finds

Psychiatric diagnoses and drugs were linked to lower income, increased unemployment, greater likelihood of being single and living alone. Continue reading

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

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

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Electroshock’s Serious Risks, Ineffectiveness Not Adequately Disclosed to Patients, Audit of Information Pamphlets Finds

Patients are not given enough information about the drawbacks of electroshock to give true informed consent for the procedure, researcher says. Continue reading

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Beware the Psychobabble, it gyres and gimbles!

It isn’t the brain. It’s Life. Continue reading

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Italian Police Arrested 18 For Allegedly Brainwashing and Selling Children

ECT, a brutal, brain-destroying criminal act. Continue reading

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World Psychiatric Group Must Tell Its Members To Expunge Chemical Imbalance Myth

There is no convincing evidence to support the theory that a chemical imbalance causes a mental disorder. Continue reading

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The Serotonin Theory Of Depression Is In The News Again

The serotonin theory of depression is not empirically substantiated. Continue reading

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Bigotry – A Sign of the Times?

When confronted by a bigot, what can you do about this? Continue reading

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