Mental Illness Manual Revision is Criticized Over Racism Entry
A revised mental disorders diagnostic manual being released this month already faces controversy over attempts to explain the impact of and “under-diagnosing” of racism and…
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Women and Children Seen as Targets for Misdiagnosis in Mental Health Manuals
CCHR says latest psychiatric disorder manuals could lead to millions more women and children being diagnosed mentally ill for normal behavior and subjected to potentially…
New Diagnostic Manual With ADHD Listed Could Turn Childhood into a Mental Disorder
Despite a 28% decrease in 0- to 5-year-old U.S. children taking psychostimulants since 2017, new changes to an international mental disorders manual could revert this…
Consumers: Beware of Antipsychotics’ Long-term Debilitating Effects and More Psychotropic Drugs Used to Treat It
11 million Americans (of which over 829,000 are aged 0-17) take antipsychotics that 20%-50% (2.2 – 5.5 million) could develop an iatrogenic, drug-induced movement disorder…
Psycho-Pharma Front Groups Paid Million$
Campaigns to “Stop the Stigma” of Mental Illness were Launched by the Psycho-Pharmaceutical Industry By CCHR International The Mental Health Industry Watchdog August 17, 2020 With…