Tag Archives: Mental Health

CCHR Calls on Congress to Align U.S. with International Human Rights Standards and End Coercive Mental Health Treatment

Research indicates coercive practices negatively impact physical and mental health, often compounding a person’s existing condition. 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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Half of Depressed, Anxious Teens Recover Without Mental Health Treatment, Study Finds

Research indicates the resilience of adolescents is effective and can avoid the ineffectiveness, harms and costs of pharmacological and psychological treatments. Continue reading

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White Paper on Improving Psychiatric Patient Outcomes

Psychiatric incarceration and psychiatric drugging of children is tragic and should be stopped. Continue reading

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New York City Goes Big-Time For Involuntary Commitment

Coercive psychiatry is not intended to cure anything. Continue reading

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Psychiatrists in Brussels Prescribing Museum Visits

Art museum visitation is associated with reductions in ill-being and increases in well-being. Continue reading

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Are You Woke?

Woke has evolving meanings due to rapidly changing social conditions. Continue reading

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If You’ve Got It, Flaunt It!

Humanitarian alternatives to harmful psychiatric options. Continue reading

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Is That Adderall There Is?

Adderall has been linked to violent behavior. Continue reading

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Is Overthinking a Mental Illness?

Overthinking is not a mental illness. Continue reading

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