CCHR Condemns FDA Stay on Ban of Skin-Shocking Students for Behavioral Control
A banned device continues to be used to electroshock body parts of students for painful behavior modification & punishment and has human rights group riled….
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New Study Finds Antipsychotics Don’t Prevent but Actually Cause Psychosis
CCHR hopes study will put an end to the psychiatric practice of pre-drugging children with powerful psychotropic drugs to prevent the possible onset of a…
UHS—For-Profit Psych Hospital’s $132 Million Payout Over DOJ & MA Fraud Investigations
CCHR has filed thousands of complaints with state & federal agencies over alleged fraud and abuse in Universal Health Services behavioral facilities: Settlement is a…
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Connecticut Jails Psychiatrist Paul Fox Under Psychotherapist Patient Sexual Abuse Law
By Psychcrime.org July 11, 2019 On July 10, 2019, the State of Connecticut sentenced psychiatrist Paul Fox to seven years in jail for the sexual…
The Challenge of Going Off Psychiatric Drugs
Millions of Americans have taken antidepressants for many years. What happens when it’s time to stop? The New Yorker By Rachel Aviv April 1, 2019…
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