New Study Shows Suicides After Electroshock
In another psychiatric treatment failure, a new study shows electroshock fails to prevent suicide, with over 800 deaths within a year in those receiving it….
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Marketing of Chemical Imbalance Myth May Have Led to Untold Damage & Lost Lives
CCHR, a mental health system watchdog, condemns the psychiatric-pharmaceutical industry for peddling misleading information that may have driven consumers to take antidepressants despite the documented…
CCHR Lauds Study Disproving “Chemical Imbalance” Causes Depression; It’s a Myth
Landmark study disproves that a “chemical imbalance” causes depression—a scientifically meaningless theory that has misled consumers, while driving up antidepressant sales to $15 billion a…
CCHR Increases Watchdog Role of Antipsychotic Use in 830,000 Children and Teens
New studies have prompted watchdog concerns about the millions of U.S. children—many younger than five—and teens taking antipsychotics, antidepressants and stimulants, despite risks, including diabetes…
Mental Health Awareness Month’s “Risky Business” Campaign is Right—Risky Diagnosis, Drugs and Electroshock
By Kelly Patricia O’Meara Published by Citizens Commission on Human Rights The Mental Health Industry Watchdog May 18, 2017 While the “theme” for this year’s…