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Tag Archives: FDA
New Research Links Psychiatric Hospitalization to Much Higher Risks of Premature Death and Suicide After Discharge, CCHR Warns
A growing body of evidence suggests that psychiatric hospitalization itself may be a major risk factor for suicide and other harms to patients’ mental health, especially for those admitted against their will. Citizens Commission on Human Rights is calling on Congress to investigate. Continue reading
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CCHR Calls Attention to New Research Finding More Serious Risks to Elderly Dementia Patients from Antipsychotic Drugs
Citizens Commission on Human Rights calls for government action to make prescribers and caregivers of the elderly aware of the wider range of serious risks to dementia patients from antipsychotic drugs and to curtail the wrongful use of the drugs. Continue reading
Posted in Big Muddy River Newsletter, Press Releases Tagged antipsychotic, Dementia, Elderly Abuse, FDA, Medicare, Psychiatric Drugs, Schizophrenia, Side Effects Comments Off on CCHR Calls Attention to New Research Finding More Serious Risks to Elderly Dementia Patients from Antipsychotic Drugs
CCHR Applauds FDA Advisory Committee Rejection of Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy for Post-Traumatic Stress
Committee’s recommendation to reject as therapy the psychedelic drug MDMA, also known as the “date rape” drug Ecstasy, comes after evidence from clinical trials was deemed insufficient to establish safety or effectiveness. Continue reading
Posted in Big Muddy River Newsletter, Press Releases Tagged antidepressant, FDA, MDMA, psychedelics, PTSD, Side Effects Comments Off on CCHR Applauds FDA Advisory Committee Rejection of Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy for Post-Traumatic Stress
CCHR Observes 25th Anniversary of Columbine Mass Shooting with Call for Government Investigation into Link Between Psychiatric Drugs and Violence
Mental health watchdog also calls for laws requiring toxicology testing for psychiatric drugs for perpetrators of mass shootings and other serious violent crimes so the full extent of the risk of violence from antidepressants can be known. Continue reading
Posted in Big Muddy River Newsletter, Press Releases Tagged antidepressant, Columbine, FDA, Psychiatric Drugs, Schools, Side Effects, SSRI, suicide, violence, Withdrawal Comments Off on CCHR Observes 25th Anniversary of Columbine Mass Shooting with Call for Government Investigation into Link Between Psychiatric Drugs and Violence
CCHR Relaunching Campaign to Ban Use of Electrical Shocking Devices on Students, After Massachusetts Lawmakers Fail to Pass Bill
Citizens Commission on Human Rights New England is relaunching its campaign to prohibit the use of devices that the FDA has recently proposed to ban after citing physical and psychological harm to those receiving electrical shocks from the devices. Continue reading
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Citizens Commission on Human Rights Calls for Congressional Investigation into Psychiatric In-Patient Treatment
Study Finds Suicide Risk High after Hospitalization for Depression or Attempted Suicide. Continue reading
Posted in Big Muddy River Newsletter, Press Releases Tagged antidepressant, Child Drugging, Coercive psychiatry, Depression, FDA, suicide, Withdrawal Comments Off on Citizens Commission on Human Rights Calls for Congressional Investigation into Psychiatric In-Patient Treatment
Mental Health Watchdog Protests U.S. Psychiatrists’ Use of Electroshock; Procedure Violates International Human Rights Standards When Forcibly Administered
Psychiatrists perform electroshock on patients, especially women and older people, despite risks of brain damage and permanent memory loss and no conclusive proof of effectiveness, experts say. Even young children are electroshocked in the U.S. Continue reading
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