Study: Electroshock Patients 44 Times More Likely to Commit Suicide
Mental health watchdog says new study on electroshock and increased suicide risks reinforces calls for a nationwide ban. By CCHR International The Mental Health Industry…
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CCHR Notifies Electroshock Hospitals on the Failure to Inform Patients of Risks
Watchdog says electroshock must be banned, but until this occurs, hospitals are being notified that omitting patient information of how electroshock treatment causes brain-damage and…
CCHR Urges Mental Health Month Oversight of Elderly Being Electroshocked
In the third in a series of articles to raise awareness about psychiatric abuse during mental health month, watchdog wants the cruelty of electroshocking the…
Mental Health Month is Time to End Drug and Electroshock Use in Children
6.1 million children and teens, some as young as one, prescribed psychotropic drugs, children 5 or younger electroshocked, and teens dying from restraints in behavioral…
CCHR Supports 22-Year-Old’s Plea to Stop Enforced Electroshock Treatment
A young Minnesota adult is fighting against court-ordered brain-damaging electroshock treatment being forced on him. CCHR cites UN reports that say involuntary ECT constitutes torture….