By Kelly Patricia O’Meara February 10, 2016 Despite having no evidence that screening adolescents for the alleged major depressive disorder (MDD) leads to improved health,…
By Kelly Patricia O’Meara January 7, 2016 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has initiated a proposal that would reclassify Electroconvulsive Therapy Devices (ECT) from…
Amnesty International December 7, 2015 Amnesty International Ireland today welcomed the Dáil’s passing an amendment to the 2001 Mental Health Act removing the ability to…
Yes, psychiatrists ‘still’ shock people—including the elderly, pregnant women and toddlers By Kelly Patricia O’Meara November 4, 2015 Despite the known brain damage associated with…
By CCHR International July 28, 2015 Citizens Commission on Human Rights has written to Abiy B. Desta, Ombudsman over the neurological devices section of the…