New Research Supports Electroshock Causes Brain Damage: Ban Re-urged
CCHR says new UK research on electroshock “therapy” damage—given each year to 100,000 Americans, including children as young as five—should prompt review of U.S. studies…
NZ Police Renew Criminal Investigation of “Shock-Torture Doc” Despite 40 Years Lapse in His Use of ECT Device to Shock Children’s Genitals as “Therapy”
By Jan Eastgate President, CCHR International The Mental Health Industry Watchdog May 7, 2020 New Zealand police announced that a fresh inquiry into child torture…
Electroshock Death Prompts Watchdog to Call for Increased Mental Health Oversight
Oversight of psychiatric facilities during COVID-19 is being reduced, putting patients at risk of treatment death, watchdog warns. CCHR says electroshock and other psychiatric treatments…
More Patient Sexual Assault and Abuse Allegations Against For-Profit Psychiatric Hospitals: When Will Governments Step in to Protect Patients?
By Jan Eastgate President, CCHR International The Mental Health Watchdog March 10, 2020 Only a month ago, CCHR reported abuse of foster care children in…
Group Wants Negative Electroshock Studies Made Public in Light of Judge’s Ruling
CCHR says ECT studies showing memory loss and brain damage should be made publicly available; calls on Congress to investigate FDA’s biased research that allows…